The age of napoleon
- Napoleon Bonaparte was a french leader that was born in 1769 on the French island of Corsica.
- At age 9 Napoleon was sent to the military and by age 20 he was a lieutenant in the French Revolution.
- In 1799 Napoleon is going to make France a First Consul
- In 1804 he is going crown himself king of France by taking to crown from the Pope and putting it on his head.
- Napoleon is going to put in place his own code called the Napoleonic Code.
- The Napoleonic Code placed restrictions on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and government jobs going to the most qualified.
- In 1812 Napoleon is going to try to invade Russia and loses most of his army in Moscow because of lack of food and supplies.
- In 1815 Napoleon is going to be defeated by the British and the Prussian at Waterloo.
- After being put in exile on the island of St. Helena, Napoleon is going to die at the age of 52 in the year 1821.
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