NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Napoleon was born at Ajacio in the island of Corsica (Genoa in Italy) on the 15^th august 1769.
The year before his birth, (1768), the island of Corscia was annexed to France hence making Napoleon a Frenchman by birth. Napoleon was born to a poor family of 13 children of which 8 survived childhood. From childhood, Napoleon was militaristic. He often listened to the stories of soldiers and wars. 

He was fond of wearing militaristic uniforms and carrying out mock fights and games with his fellow children. His ambition was to become a military soldier and that is why he would joke that “I will become a soldier and win all battles.”

At the age of 10 (1779) his father fluked for him a military scholarship to join the army in Brienne from where he changed to military academy in Paris in France. He studied military science and graduated as an artillery officer at the age of 16 with the rank of second lieutenant.

However his life was very difficult at school. He was isolated and lacked good relationship with children from rich families. One time poverty forced him to sell his only watch for survival. He used to have one meal in a day. He was not a bright student in class but he could only do well in mathematics and military science.

Unfortunately, in 1792, Napoleon over stayed in a leave and therefore, suspended from the academy in Paris. However to the shortage of artillery terrorists, napoleon was called back and past out as a colonel and commander of artillery forces

In 1793, he destroyed the royalist uprising which was supported by the British naval force at Port Taulon. This was accomplished through what is popularly known as “the whiff of grapeshot”. In 1795, he saved the newly elected directorate government from the mob of demonstrators who were supported by the royalists. This earned him the rank of a general.