Project Gutenberg 2015-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 161 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II. Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II" by Walter Scott is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume explores the early life and military career of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing his rise from his childhood in Corsica through his education and military exploits during the French Revolution. The book focuses on pivotal events that shaped Napoleon's character and trajectory, highlighting his political engagement and eventual prominence in the French military. The opening of the book delves into the early life of Napoleon, detailing his family background and childhood in Corsica. It presents an in-depth look at his education at the Royal Military School at Brienne, where his aptitude for mathematics shone through despite a noted deficiency in classical studies. The narrative captures his gradual ascent through the military ranks, including his early political engagement and decisions that led to his banishment from Corsica. Napoleon's character is illustrated through anecdotes, revealing a complex personality driven by ambition and a longing for distinction that would later define his remarkable career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 France -- History -- 1789-1815 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1566645 1566635 2024-09-20T11:01:17.598477 2023-09-21T07:38:45.778608 text/html text/html 1590687 2015-05-02T17:54:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 712315 2015-05-02T17:54:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 746807 2024-09-20T11:01:35.423380 application/epub+zip 768399 2024-09-20T11:01:20.057494 application/epub+zip 635372 2024-09-20T11:01:18.821486 application/epub+zip 1178746 2024-09-20T11:01:47.104831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1110238 2024-09-20T11:01:34.026375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977730 2022-09-22T07:15:11.312574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1350526 1350437 2024-09-20T11:01:15.176483 2023-09-21T07:38:43.409591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1350496 2015-05-02T17:54:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 504339 2015-05-02T17:54:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18500 2024-09-20T11:01:47.257801 application/rdf+xml 12089 2024-09-20T11:01:19.012466 image/jpeg 1883 2024-09-20T11:01:18.918454 image/jpeg 705712 2024-09-20T11:01:17.728490 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia