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- His victory over the royalists made him an immediate hero. He was sent to lead French forces in Italy, fighting the Austrian (Habsburg) Empire. There, he won a number of huge victories and by 1797 had invaded Austria itself.
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- Napoleon I was a French soldier and politician of Italian origin born in Corsica who rose to fame during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the de facto leader of the French Republic as first consul from 1799 to 1804, and then emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814 and again in 1815. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy endures to this day, as a leader as famous as controversial. He initiated many liberal reforms that have endured in society, and he is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. Their campaigns are still studied in military academies around the world. Between three and six million civilians and soldiers died in what became known as the Napoleonic Wars.
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- Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica, shortly after its annexation by France, into a native family descended from the Italian nobility.67 He supported the French Revolution in 1789 while serving in the French army, and attempted to spread his ideals in his native Corsica. He rose quickly in the army after saving the French Directorate in power by shooting royalist insurgents.
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