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Corsica. May 17, 1779: ·Napoleon begins study at the royal military
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June 13, 1793: ·Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica
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December 22, 1793: ·For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general
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October 17, 1784: ·Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire
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October 28, 1785: ·Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery.
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November 3, 1785: ·Stationed in Valence
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July 14, 1789: ·Paris mob storms the Bastille
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August 15, 1769: ·Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica.