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 ...

Unofficially known as the Little Corporal and the Corsican, Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the world’s greatest military leaders. NapoleoN Buonaparte was born on Aug. 15, 1769, in Ajaccio on t… ...

Napoleon's life before the military. Born on the island of Corsica in 1769, he was christened Napoleone di Buonaparte and later changed his name to Napoleon Bonaparte when he married in 1796.

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.

Of the making of books about Napoleon Bonaparte, there seems to be no end. Two hundred years after the emperor’s death in 1821 on the island of St. Helena, he continues to be the subject of new ...

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 ...