Napoleon I

noun

1. Napoleon Bonapartethe Little Corporal, 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.

Napoleon I

/ nəˈpəʊlɪən /

noun

1. Napoleon I17691821MFrenchCorsicanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: hereditary ruler full name Napoleon Bonaparte. 1769–1821, Emperor of the French (1804–15). He came to power as the result of a coup in 1799 and established an extensive European empire. A brilliant general, he defeated every European coalition against him until, irreparably weakened by the Peninsular War and the Russian campaign (1812), his armies were defeated at Leipzig (1813). He went into exile but escaped and ruled as emperor during the Hundred Days. He was finally defeated at Waterloo (1815). As an administrator, his achievements were of lasting significance and include the Code Napoléon, which remains the basis of French law

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It was there that Napoleon I. slept after his return to Rheims.

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This proud monument was designed by Chalgrin, having been decreed by Napoleon I. in 1806.

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A statue of Napoleon I. as a sub-lieutenant commemorates his sojourns in the town from 1788 to 1791.

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Napoleon I. went to see it, and was much impressed by it when it was exhibited in Paris.

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Napoleon I. ordered the sentry-box to be burned and thus put an end to the suicides.

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