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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821-a French military leader and emperor, conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century.After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'etat,crowned himself emperor in 1804 After a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812,Napoleon abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba.In 1815,he briefly returned to power in his Hundred Days campaign.After a crushing defeat at the Battle of
