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Event 3:
Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy -
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Why the Revolution began?
As the 18th century drew to a close, France's costly involvement in the American Revolution and extravagant spending by King Louis XVI and his predecessor had left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. -
Event 1:
Napoleon was accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica. Napoleon was involved in the French revolution. -
Event 2:
Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West -
Event 4:
Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne -
Event 5:
Napoleon dies of stomach ulcer in 1821
