Napoleon I 1769-1821 Born At Ajaccio Corsica First Consul 1799


Crowned Emperor, 1804. Abdicated, 1814, and retired to Elba. Escaped,

raised another army, and finally defeated at Waterloo, 1815. Banished to

St. Helena, where he died. =Index=: (General Brock era) Crowned as emperor, 71;

threatens Britain, 71; battle of Austerlitz, 72; Jena and the Berlin

Decrees, 81; endeavours to force on war between Britain and the United

States, 98, 111; enforces Berlin Decrees, 105; dominates Europe,

106-108; his Milan Decree, 110; his reverses in Spain, 112, 113;

triumphs over Austria at Wagram, 117. =Bib.=: Larousse, Dictionnaire

Universel; Chambers, Biog. Dict., and lives mentioned in article.



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