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When was he born?
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15 August 1769
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What island was he born on?
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Corsica
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Who was the King of France at the time of his birth?
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Louis XVI
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Where in France did Napoleon move to, where he was educated at the age of 9?
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Autun
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When did Napoleon move to Paris to train as an artillery officer?
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September 1784
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When was he promoted to captain, after commanding a battalion of Corsican volunteers?
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1792
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What city did Napoleon's forces capture in 1793?
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Toulon
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When was Napoleon appointed head of the Army of Italy?
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1796
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Who did Napoleon marry?
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Joséphine de Beauharnais
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What city did French forces lay siege to in 1796-97, that resulted in four French victories led by Napoleon in the battles of Castiglione, Bassano, Arcole and Rivoli?
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Mantua
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What battle, led by Napoleon, forced Austria to sue for peace in the war despite Austria defeating the main French army in Southern Germany, in 1797?
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Battle of Tarvis
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After the battle above, what Italian city state did Napoleon march his troops into and forced it surrender, marking the end of its 1,100 years of independence?
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Republic of Venice
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What month did Napoleon return to Paris as a war hero?
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December (1797)
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On May 1798, what was Napoleon elected a member of?
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French Academy of Sciences
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On July 1798, what city in Egypt did Napoleon land in marking the start of the French invasion of Egypt?
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Alexandria
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What battle sealed the French invasion of Egypt, on 21 July 1798?
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Battle of the Pyramids
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What battle between the French navy and the British royal navy, ended in British victory and capture or destruction of all but two vessels of the French fleet, on 1 August?
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Battle of the Nile
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What plague effected most of Napoleons troops while in Egypt?
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bubonic plague
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What drug did Napoleon (allegedly) order his plague-stricken men to be poisoned with?
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opium
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After a failed invasion of Ottoman territories and a victory at the Battle of Abukir, when did Napoleon leave his troops to go back to France?
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24 August 1799
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What was the council called, that Napoleon and his allies forced to elect him as first consul?
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Council of Five Hundred
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How many consuls consuls ruled France, introduced by Napoleon on 15 December 1800 in the Constitution of the Year VIII?
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3
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What battle started out as a surprise attack by Austrian forces, resulted in French victory and Austria signing an armistice and agreed to leave Northern Italy?
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Battle of Marengo
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What was the name of the group of radicalists that attempted to assassinate Napoleon in 1800?
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The Jacobin Club
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What treaty did France sign with Britain that brought the Revolutionary Wars to an end, in 1802?
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Treaty of Amiens
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What was reintroduced by Napoleon in the French republic in 1802, that was originally abolished in 1794?
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slavery
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What territory did the USA purchase from Napoleon in 1803?
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Louisiana
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What country gained independence from France in 1804 that is the only country in history to be established by a slave revolt?
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Haiti
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What Duke was executed controversially because there was no evidence that he was in a plot to assassinate Napoleon?
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Louise Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Engheim
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What was Napoleon proclaimed 'Emperor of the French' (give month)?
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17 May 1804
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When was Napoleon's coronation (give month)?
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2 December 1804
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Who was the Pope that attended the coronation at Notre Dame but didn't crown him?
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Pope Pius VII
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Who crowned Napoleon?
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himself
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What was the crown a replica crown of?
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Charlemagne's crown
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What Kingdom did he crown himself, on 26 May 1805?
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King of Italy
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What was the name of Napoleon's main military component?
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Grande Armée
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What battle resulted in the abandonment of plans to invade Britain, in July 1805?
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Battle of Cape Finisterre
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What battle resulted in Napoleon capturing 60,000 Austrian soldiers through his army's rapid marching, in October 1805?
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Battle of Ulm
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What famous battle resulted in British naval victory that soured the above land victory, on 21 October 1805?
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Battle of Trafalgar
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What was the name of the British Admiral that led the British royal navy to victory at the battle above - despite being heavily outnumbered - however he died in the end of the battle?
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Admiral Horatio Nelson
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What battle against the Russian and Austrian Emperors resulted in a French victory and Austria withdrawing from the war, on December 1505?
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Battle of Austerlitz
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What treaty signed on 26 December, made Austria leave the coalition and lose substantial territory in the Kingdom of Italy and Bavaria?
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Treaty of Pressburg
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In 1806, when he deposed the Bourbon King of Naples, who did he install on to the throne?
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his brother, Joseph
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What confederation did Napoleon establish that spelled the end of the Holy Roman Empire?
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Confederation of the Rhine
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What twin battles, in the War of the Fourth Coalition, were huge French victories against Prussia, in October 1806?
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Battles of Jena and Auerstedt
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What was the name of the decree that imposed the first elements of Continental System, which prohibited European nations from trading with Britain?
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Berlin Decree
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What battle ended in a bloody stalemate against the Russian troops in Poland, in February 1507?
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Battle of Eylau
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What battle resulted in a overwhelming French victory, inflicted of up to 30% of casualties of the Russian army, on 14 June 1507?
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Battle of Friedland
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What were the series of treaties that ended the battles with Russia, demanded they join the continental system, forced Russia into an alliance and gave half of Prussia's population and territory to France, in July 1507?
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Treaties of Tilsit
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What Kingdom did Napoleon create, and placed his younger brother Jérôme, using the territories previously owned by Prussia?
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Kingdom of Westphalia
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When did General Jean-Andoche Junot occupy Lisbon?
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17 October 1807
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Who gained the throne of Spain after his father's abdication, in March 1808?
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Fernando VII
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Who did Napoleon proclaim King of Spain after forcing above to relinquish their claims, in July 1808?
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his brother, Joseph
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What battle won by a Spanish uprising forced above to flee from Madrid?
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Battle of Bailén
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In the following month, what battle won by a British force that landed in Portugal and defeated the French?
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Battle of Vimiero
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What convention forced the French to evacuate Portugal?
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Convention of Cintra
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What congress that was an agreement reached by Napoleon and Alexander of Russia that recognised Russian conquest of Finland and reaffirmed their alliance?
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Congress of Erfurt
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What battle was Napoleon injured slightly but the Austrians were forced to retreat across the Danube and evacuate Vienna, in April 1809?
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Battle of Eckmühl
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Name one of the battles that were fought between France and Austria, in July 1809?
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Battle of Wagram, Battle of Znaim
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What treaty ended the battles above?
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Treaty of Schönbrunn
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What month did Napoleon divorce his first wife?
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January (1810)
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Who was his second wife he married in 1810?
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Marie Louise
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Who was his first legitimate son born on 20 March 1811?
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François Charles Joseph Napoleon, King of Rome
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What was the first battle of the French invasion of Russia, on 7 September 1812?
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Battle of Borodino
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When did Napoleon enter Moscow?
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14 September 1812
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Why couldn't Napoleon capture Moscow?
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it was set on fire
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What battle was the largest battle in the Napoleonic wars that ended in a coalition victory, on October 1813?
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Battle of Leipzig
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What was the name of the proposals that were given to Napoleon by the coalition, that allowed Napoleon to stay as Emperor of France but France would withdraw from Italy, Holland, Italy and Germany?
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Frankfurt proposals
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Following the Battle of Paris, in March 1814, what act was passed by the French senate that formally deposed Napoleon as Emperor?
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Acte de déchéance de l'Empereur
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What island was Napoleon exiled to?
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Elba
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Who was ruler of France, while Napoleon was exiled?
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Louis XVIII
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When did his first wife die, resulting in Napoleon locking himself in his room for two days?
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29 May 1814
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When did Napoleon return to mainland France?
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1 March 1815
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What congress declared Napoleon an outlaw?
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Congress of Vienna
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What was the last battle Napoleon ever commanded, in Belgium, on 18 June 1815?
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Battle of Waterloo
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Who was the British commander of the coalition forces, who served two terms as Prime Minister of Great Britain and the capital of New Zealand is named after him?
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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
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What island was he exiled to in 1815?
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Saint Helena
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What language did he attempt to learn while on the island?
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English
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Who was possibly Napoleon's misstress on the island but left in July 1919?
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Albine de Montholon
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When did he die?
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4 May 1821
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How did he die?
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stomach cancer
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When was Napoleon's state funeral?
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15 December 1840
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