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Napolen was born on Ajaccio, Corsica
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Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy
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Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery.
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Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
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Paris mob storms the Bastille
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Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica
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Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West