Napoleon Bonaparte was born Napoleone Buonaparte in Ajaccio, on the French island of Corsica, on August 15, 1769. He was the fourth, and second surviving, child of Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer, and ...

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? Born in 1769, Bonaparte rose through the military ranks by leading successful military campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.

(Bonaparte was born in 1769.) The myth became more muddled in 1793, when Napoleon was promoted to brigadier general at the young age of 24 and began leading French troops to victory.

The First Rise and Fall. Born on the island of Corsica in 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte possessed furious intelligence and relentless ambition. As a young soldier, he supported the radical ideals of ...