Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 in Corsica, France. He rapidly rose through the ranks of the French military during the Revolution and eventually crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804. As emperor, Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training. However, after a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated the throne in 1814 and was exiled to Elba. In 1815, he briefly returned to power but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, forcing his final abdication.
2. EARLY LIFE
• Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general who became the first
emperor of France. His drive for military expansion changed the
world.
• He was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, France
3. • He was the second child of Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer, and his wife,
Letizia Ramolio
4. ACHIEVEMENTS
• He revolutionized military organization and training.
• He ended the chaos in post revolution France
• He founded the French banking system and he set up a Fair ,modern
court in France that’s still in use today
5. • He turned Paris from a backwater to a thriving city with parks and
Boulevards
6. MILITARY HISTORY
• Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French
Revolution .After seizing political power in France in 1799 he crowned himself
emperor in 1804.
• From 1803 to 1812, France was engaged in the Napoleonic Wars, a series of
major conflicts with various coalitions of European nations
• However, after a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon
abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba.
• In 1815, he briefly returned to power in his Hundred Days campaign. After a
crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he abdicated once again
