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A Chronicle of the life of Napoleon and the history of the French Revolution, Republic, and Empire. Account run by @historywithjen

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1783 - 12 October Napoleon wrote: My dear father: Your letter, as you may well imagine, gave me little enough pleasure; but as your return to Corsica is necessitated by your illness and by that of a family that is so near to me, I can but approve and must try to console myself
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1779 - 3 April Napoleon said goodbye to his father and would not see him again for three years. At Brienne he was among 110 pupils taught at the military academy administered by the Mimim order of Franciscan monks. Students slept on straw mattresses with a single blanket.
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53k followers in just over 24 hours?! I can't believe it. I'm overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. Thank you all so much!
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1779 - 1 January: Napoleon and his brother Joseph enter the school at Autun. Napoleon changes his first name to Napoléon from 'Napoleone' but retains Buonaparte. 2 April: Napoleon enters the military school at Brienne.
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1778 - 15 December: Young Napoleone leaves Corsica for mainland France.
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Welcome to the Napoleon Chronicle! A page dedicated to the life of Napoleon Bonaparte and the history of the French Revolution, Republic, and Empire! Vive l'Empereur!
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1769 - 15 August: At midday during the Feast of the Assumption, the 18 year old Letizia Bonaparte was attending mass at Ajaccio Cathedral when sudden labour pains struck. She rushed home and, before she could reach her bedroom, gave birth to her second son, 𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧!
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1768 - 15 May: France acquires Corsica from Genoa.
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