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Book One Unit One Focus on: Chronology Chapter 1 Napoleon: Form Schoolboy to Emperor Napoleon was a French soldier who became emperor of France. He was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica. When he was only ten years his father sent him to military school in France. Napoleon was very good student in most of his classes, but he excelled in mathematics and in military science. When he was sixteen years old, he joined French army. In that year he began the military career that brought him fame, power, riches, and, finally, defeat. Napoleon became a general in the French army at the young age of 24. Several years later he beccame emperor of the French Empire. Napoleon was many things. He was, first of all, a brilliant military leader. His soldiers were ready to die for him. As a result, Napoleon won many, many military victories. At one time he controlled most of Europe, but many countries, including England, Russia, and Austria fought fiercely against Napoleon. His defeat--his end--came when he decided to attack Russia. In this military campaign against Russia, he lost most of his army. The great French conqueror died alone--deserted by his family and friends--in 1821. Napoleon was only 51 years old when he died. Listening Factoid 1 The cause of Napoleons death at the age of 51 on the island of St. Helena is still a mystery. There is no doubt that he was a very sick man at the time of his death. One theory about the cause of his death is that he had stomach cancer. Another theory is that he was deliberately poisoned by a servant. A third theory also suggests that he was poisoned, but not by his servant. This third theory suggests that he was poisoned accidentally by fumes from the wallpaper in the house he lived in. A few years ago, samples of the wallpaper were analyzed and traces of arsenic were found in it. Arsenic is a powerful poison that was used in some of the dyes in wallpaper during the time that Napoleon lived. More than 170 years after his death,