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Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica
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Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy
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Napoleon escapes an assassination attempt
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Treaty of Amiens signed with Britain
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Napoleon restructures French educational system
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New constitution adopted, making Napoleon First Consul for life
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France sells Louisiana territory to U.S.
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England violates Treaty of Amiens
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Divorces Josephine
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Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne
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Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher
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Napoleon dies