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Napoleon wasn't actually French. He was born on the island of Corsica to a noble family
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His father took him to France and enrolled him in a military academy. The young Bonaparte spent his years reading and studying strategy and tactics
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and he soon distinguished himself as a brilliant leader and officer. It was a dangerous and exciting time, and he made a name for himself in suppressing rebellions across France
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becoming a general at a young age of 24 after the siege of Toulon
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Afterwards, he led a campaign in Italy and Egypt, and victories made him a hero in France
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at a time when the government seemed weak and ineffective. In order to prevent a second revolution
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Napoleon staged a coup with the assistance of members of the government and incredibly declared himself emperor
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It was a bizarre twist of fate for the young Corsican officer that even Napoleon himself was capable of recognising the strangeness of
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