Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1767, in Ajaccio, Corsica. He was the son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte. He had 7brothers and sisters. They were a noble family. As a child, Napoleon was quick tempered, had a mind of his own, and had a large head. From his earliest childhood he wanted to become a soldier. At the age of 10 his father sent him to military school in France.Napoleon then attended Ecole Military School …

…the British and Prussians beat him at the Battle of Waterloo where he was finally defeated, this ending the Nepoleonic Wars. Napoleon that abdicated again and fled to the city of Rochefort, where he gave himself up to the commander of a British ship. He was exiled on the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. Here he spent his last days. He died on May 5, 1821, at the age of 51, presumably from stomach cancer.