1. NAPOLEON Guy McCargo

2. About Napoleon  Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815  Napoleon was born in Corsica to parents of noble Genoese ancestry, and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France  Napoleon Bonaparte was born the second of eight children in his family's ancestral home.

3. Dates on Napoleon  Born: 15th August 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica Married (Josephine): 9th March 1796 in Paris, France Married (Marie-Louise): 2nd April 1810 in Paris, France Died: 5th May 1821 on St. Helena First Consul of France: 1799 - 1804 Emperor of the French: 1804 - 1814, 1815

4. Napoleons Early Career  He spent the early years of the Revolution in Corsica, fighting in a complex three-way struggle between royalists, revolutionaries, and Corsican nationalists.

5. French Empire  Napoleon faced royalist and Jacobin plots as France's ruler.

6. Napoleons Life  Napoleon's father died of stomach cancer though this was unknown at the time of the autopsy.

7. Napoleon’s Failings  Napoleon also made mistakes and suffered setbacks.