Napoleon I

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Napoleonic Europe (1812)

Napoleon I nəpōˈlēən, Fr. näpôlāōNˈ [key], 1769–1821, emperor of the French, b. Ajaccio, Corsica, known as “the Little Corporal.”

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Napoleon's Legacy
• Decline and Fall
• The Empire
• The Consulate
• Early Campaigns
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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