Napoleon I of France - Preparatory School - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - Ruler Of France
Napoleon I of France - The coup of 18 Brumaire. While in Egypt, Bonaparte had kept a close eye on European affairs, relying largely on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - Legacy
Napoleon is credited with introducing the concept of the modern professional conscript army to Europe, an innovation which other states e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - Exile In Saint Helena And Death
Napoleon was imprisoned and then exiled by the British to the island of Saint Helena (2,800 km off the Bight of Guinea) from 15 October 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - Marriages And Children
Napoleon was married twice: March 9, 1796 to Joséphine de Beauharnais. He formally adopted her son Eugène and cousin Stéphanie after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - Exile In Saint Helena And Death
Napoleon was imprisoned and then exiled by the British to the island of Saint Helena (2,800 km off the Bight of Guinea) from 15 October 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - The Victorious General
Napoleon I of France - The whiff of grapeshot. In 1795, Bonaparte was serving in Paris when royalists and counter-revolutionaries organ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - Childhood And Early Life
He was born Napoleone Buonaparte (in Corsican, Nabolione or Nabulione) in the city of Ajaccio on Corsica on 15 August 1769, only one year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napoleon I Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Napoleon I Of France - First Commands And Toulon
At the age of sixteen Napoléone was commissioned a second lieutenant in the French army. While still a lieutenant Napoléone served in V...   » Read the article