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Born on this island | Corsica | 85%
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Year of Death | 1821 | 84%
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Year of Birth | 1769 | 80%
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Hated this country in his early years | France | 79%
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Emigrated to France at this age | 9 | 61%
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His coronation as Emperor of the French was in this year | 1804 | 60%
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Began an expedition to this country in order to aid French foreign interests | Egypt | 59%
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Born in capital of ^ | Ajaccio | 57%
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Napoleon abdicated as Emperor and was exiled to this island after ^ | Elba | 56%
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Ended his military education in this city | Paris | 56%
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Napoleon launched a disastrous invasion of this country after it's leader nullified a certain treaty | Russia | 56%
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Specialized in this branch of the military | Artillery | 55%
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Battle in which Napoleon crushed a combined coalition consisting of the Russian Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. Widely considered to be his greatest victory | Battle of Austerlitz | 55%
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Legendary British naval commander who died in 1805 at the site of his greatest military victory. Has a column named for him. | Horatio Nelson | 55%
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Napoleon was finally defeated in this battle in which he faced a combined force of British and Prussian troops | Battle of Waterloo | 54%
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Napoleon was permanently exiled to this island in the Atlantic Ocean where he would later die | St. Helena | 52%
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Naval battle in which the invasion of Britain was foiled and a famous British admiral was killed | Battle of Trafalgar | 51%
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First wife of Napoleon. He divorced her after he realized that she could not produce an heir for him | Joséphine de Beauharnais | 50%
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Also known as the "Battle of Nations", it was the largest battle fought in Europe until the beginning of WWI | Battle of Leipzig | 48%
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Fought a battle against the Mamluks near some certain famous landmarks | Battle of the Pyramids | 45%
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His first major combat event | Siege of Toulon | 40%
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Irish army commander who would later become Prime Minister of England. One of the greatest defensive military commanders of all time. Known as the Duke of Wellington. | Arthur Wellesley | 37%
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Oldest brother of Napoleon. Was instated as King of France before being overthrown. | Joseph Bonaparte | 37%
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Napoleon dramatically escaped from ^ and returned as Emperor of the French in a period known as... | The Hundred Days | 37%
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Napoleon's only son. Died at a young age and left no children. Was briefly Emperor before the complete end of the First French Empire | Napoleon II | 35%
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Second wife of Napoleon. Daughter of his rival, Francis I of Austria. | Marie-Louise | 34%
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War in which the Spanish and Portuguese peoples overthrew Napoleon's instated King | Peninsular War | 33%
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Retreated back to France after this naval loss | Battle of the Nile | 30%
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Marshal who was a military genius in his own right. Was famous for his loyalty to Napoleon and the discipline of his troops. Dubbed "The Iron Marshal." | Louis-Nicolas Davout | 30%
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After ^, The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved and replaced with this polity. | The Confederation of the Rhine | 29%
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Fought this battle against the Austrians after his march across the Alps | Battle of Marengo | 28%
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Father's name | Carlo Buonaparte | 28%
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Prussian commander at the battle of Napoleon's final defeat. Became famous for his contribution to the defeat of Napoleon as well as his hatred of the French Emperor. | Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher | 28%
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Became First Consul of France after this coup in which The Directory was overthrown | 18 Brumaire | 26%
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Talented Marshal of France who was also a personal friend of Napoleon. Died at the Battle of Aspern-Essling. Napoleon found him a "pygmy" and left him a "giant." | Jean Lannes | 26%
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Treaties signed with Tsar Alexander I on a raft after ^ | Treaties of Tilsit | 26%
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Battle in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians and ended The War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Wagram | 23%
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Battle in which Napoleon captured an entire Austrian army through strategic maneuvering | Battle of Ulm | 22%
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Began his military education in this city | Brienne | 22%
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Battle in which Napoleon defeated the Russian Empire and ended The War of the Fourth Coalition | Battle of Friedland | 21%
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Younger brother of Napoleon who resisted his older brother on a political level. Cooperated with him in his later years. Seen as one of Napoleon's ablest siblings. | Lucien Bonaparte | 21%
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Original name | Napoleone Buonaparte | 21%
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Marshal who Napoleon claimed was the Empire's greatest military leader, second to him. Called the "Dear Child of Victory" | André Masséna | 20%
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Mother's (maiden) name | Letizia Ramolino | 20%
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Was inspired in his early years by this Corsican patriot | Pasquale Paoli | 17%
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Battles in which the French defeated the Prussian army and captured Berlin | Jena and Auerstedt | 10%
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Gained fame for this event in which he defeated royalist forces on the streets of Paris using artillery | 13 Vendémiaire | 7%
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