1. Napoleon Bonaparte was born Napoleone di Buonaparte and his parents called him Nabulio, he was born on August 15,1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica; he died on May 5,1821 in St. Helena Island.
2. Autopsy report concluded that Napoleon died of stomach cancer, but some scientists believed he was poisoned with arsenic.
3. Napoleon was one of the greatest military commanders in history. Oftentimes portrayed as a power hungry conqueror, this strong and ambitious man is indeed one of the greatest. Napoleon is considered to have been a military genius, and is known for commanding many successful campaigns but also known for some spectacular failures.
4. Napoleon took the pride and honor for being the first Corsican to graduate from the Ecole Militaire. He was trained as an artillery officer in France and eventually crowned himself the Emperor of France.
5. Napoleon spoke with a marked Corsican accent and was teased by other students for this and he never learned to spell properly.
6. Josephine and Napoleon were married in 1796 but she did notbear Napoleon any children which resulted to a divorced in 1810.
7. Napoleon sold to the United States their French possession – the so-calledLouisiana Purchase for less than three cents per acre or $7.40 per km².
8.Thegreat Napoleon Bonaparte could have won the Battle of Waterloo by attackingearlier in the day, but Napoleon Bonaparte delayed his attack because he suffered greatly from hemorrhoid pain that morning.
9.Napoleon was also a writer, he wrote a romantic novella.
10. Napoleon was Roman Catholic, but did not believein the existence of a living God.
Good facts, and nice selection of art, too!
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