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A. Napoleon Bonaparte: was short just 5 ft. 3 in. tall. 1.Recognized as one of the world’s greatest military geniuses with Alexander the Great, Hannibal of Carthage and Julius Caesar. 2.Rose to power from obscurity in only 4 years- 17951799. 3.Born on the island of Corsica in the Med. Sea. 4. Sent to military school at age 9. 5.Finished school at 16 and joined the army in artillery. 6.During the Revolution joined the army of the new government. B. How Napoleon became a hero. 1.Royalist rebels marched on the National Convention and Napoleon defended the delegates with cannons. 2.Napoleon was hailed throughout Paris as a hero and savior of the Republic. 3.1796- Napoleon was ordered to fight Austria and Sardinia (part of Italy). 4.Napoleon crossed the Alps and won a series of victories. 5.Napoleon led an expedition to Egypt where he was pinned down by the British Navy and Horatio Nelson. C. Coup d’etat- 1799 the Directory had lost control of France and lost the confidence of the French people. 1. Friends urged Napoleon to take over and he surrounded the National Legislature with his troops. 2. Many lawmakers fled and those who remained voted to dissolve the Directory. 3. Established three consuls (a term from the Roman Republic- two consuls would rule together and have to consult each other on decisions) and one was Napoleon. 4. Coup d’etat= sudden seizure of power (blow to the state). 5. France was still at war with Britain, Austria and Russia. 6. Napoleon used war and diplomacy to sign peace agreements with all three nations. 7. 1802- Europe was at peace for the first time in 10 years.