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Napoleon I ——Emperor of the French “Ambition is never content, even on the summit of greatness.” ——Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte’s Birth Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica,who was later known as a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the history of Europe. Napoleon’s Middle School Era Napoleon decided on a military career when he was a child, winning a scholarship to a French military academy. His meteoric rise shocked not only France but all of Europe, and his military conquests threatened the stability of the world. Napoleon’s Greatest Achievements He led the French Revolution and found the French Republic and Emperor of the First French Empire. He made the Code Napoleon or Code Civil, which still forms the basis of French civil law. Napoleon’s Death The French invasion of Russia in 1812 marked a turning point in Napoleons fortunes. In 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig, invaded France and exiled him to the island of Elba. Less than a year later, he returned and was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Napoleon spent the last six years of his life under British supervision on the island of Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.And it was only in 1840 that his body was allowed to return to his beloved France. TheHundred Days 百日执政 (March 20 - June 22, `1815) Battle of Waterloo(Sunday 18 June 1815[5] near Waterloo, Belgium) In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815[5] near Waterloo, Belgium) forces of the French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte and Michel Ney were defeated by those of the Seventh Coalition, including a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher and an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington. Belligerents Vs Napoléon Wellington Map of Battle of Waterloo Napoleon ordered Grouchy, commander of the r