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.