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Answer
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Year of Birth
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1769
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Year of Death
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1821
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Original name
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Napoleone Buonaparte
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Father's name
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Carlo Buonaparte
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Mother's (maiden) name
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Letizia Ramolino
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Born on this island
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Corsica
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Born in capital of ^
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Ajaccio
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Was inspired in his early years by this Corsican patriot
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Pasquale Paoli
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Hated this country in his early years
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France
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Emigrated to France at this age
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9
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Began his military education in this city
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Brienne
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Ended his military education in this city
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Paris
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Specialized in this branch of the military
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Artillery
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His first major combat event
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Siege of Toulon
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Gained fame for this event in which he defeated royalist forces on the streets of Paris using artillery
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13 Vendémiaire
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Began an expedition to this country in order to aid French foreign interests
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Egypt
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Fought a battle against the Mamluks near some certain famous landmarks
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Battle of the Pyramids
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Retreated back to France after this naval loss
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Battle of the Nile
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Became First Consul of France after this coup in which The Directory was overthrown
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18 Brumaire
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Fought this battle against the Austrians after his march across the Alps
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Battle of Marengo
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His coronation as Emperor of the French was in this year
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1804
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Battle in which Napoleon captured an entire Austrian army through strategic maneuvering
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Battle of Ulm
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Naval battle in which the invasion of Britain was foiled and a famous British admiral was killed
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Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle in which Napoleon crushed a combined coalition consisting of the Russian Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. Widely considered to be his greatest victory
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Battle of Austerlitz
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After ^, The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved and replaced with this polity.
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The Confederation of the Rhine
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Battles in which the French defeated the Prussian army and captured Berlin
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Jena and Auerstedt
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Battle in which Napoleon defeated the Russian Empire and ended The War of the Fourth Coalition
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Battle of Friedland
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Treaties signed with Tsar Alexander I on a raft after ^
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Treaties of Tilsit
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Battle in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians and ended The War of the Fifth Coalition
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Battle of Wagram
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War in which the Spanish and Portuguese peoples overthrew Napoleon's instated King
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Peninsular War
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Napoleon launched a disastrous invasion of this country after it's leader nullified a certain treaty
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Russia
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Also known as the "Battle of Nations", it was the largest battle fought in Europe until the beginning of WWI
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Battle of Leipzig
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Napoleon abdicated as Emperor and was exiled to this island after ^
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Elba
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Napoleon dramatically escaped from ^ and returned as Emperor of the French in a period known as...
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The Hundred Days
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Napoleon was finally defeated in this battle in which he faced a combined force of British and Prussian troops
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Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleon was permanently exiled to this island in the Atlantic Ocean where he would later die
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St. Helena
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First wife of Napoleon. He divorced her after he realized that she could not produce an heir for him
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Joséphine de Beauharnais
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Second wife of Napoleon. Daughter of his rival, Francis I of Austria.
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Marie-Louise
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Napoleon's only son. Died at a young age and left no children. Was briefly Emperor before the complete end of the First French Empire
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Napoleon II
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Legendary British naval commander who died in 1805 at the site of his greatest military victory. Has a column named for him.
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Horatio Nelson
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Irish army commander who would later become Prime Minister of England. One of the greatest defensive military commanders of all time. Known as the Duke of Wellington.
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Arthur Wellesley
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Prussian commander at the battle of Napoleon's final defeat. Became famous for his contribution to the defeat of Napoleon as well as his hatred of the French Emperor.
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
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Oldest brother of Napoleon. Was instated as King of France before being overthrown.
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Joseph Bonaparte
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Younger brother of Napoleon who resisted his older brother on a political level. Cooperated with him in his later years. Seen as one of Napoleon's ablest siblings.
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Lucien Bonaparte
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Talented Marshal of France who was also a personal friend of Napoleon. Died at the Battle of Aspern-Essling. Napoleon found him a "pygmy" and left him a "giant."
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Jean Lannes
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Marshal who Napoleon claimed was the Empire's greatest military leader, second to him. Called the "Dear Child of Victory"
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André Masséna
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Marshal who was a military genius in his own right. Was famous for his loyalty to Napoleon and the discipline of his troops. Dubbed "The Iron Marshal."
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Louis-Nicolas Davout
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