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In seventeen sixty nine a child was born in Corsica, Genoa's former vassal state. Prior to his birth, his land had been war-torn, Paoli's resistance did his birth predate. At school, his geometrical talent was inborn, and he was tutored by none other than Laplace. For his accent, his peers at school laughed him to scorn, but fortune would elevate him from grass to grace. With his much older heartthrob he tied the knot; much to the chagrin of his own dear family. For the heart of Josephine he relentlessly fought, and at Chateau de Malmaison they lived happily. Later he would choose a military career that would take him beyond the Corsican frontier. France's revolution saw to his glorious rise, when at Toulon, he took royalists by surprise. To Egypt he led a dual expedition of a military and scientific mission. To France he returned and sacked the directory, taking charge of the affairs of state and treasury. Europe did contend with him in seven coalitions; at Austerlitz he subjugated two nations, at Marengo, Austria on her bended knees fell, at Jena-Auerstadt, Prussia to victory bade farewell. At Borodino, Russia met her nemesis, as her vanquished forces saw their paralysis. At Ligny, Blucher like a beaten canine fled with the terribly smitten forces he once led. Portugal's sovereign lord to distant Brazil ran, when like an invincible lord he came to his realm. The emperor he feared, and made no military plan; thus he paved the way for him to ascend his helm. But despite his triumphs, his weakness was exposed. At Rolica, his troops a major set back saw. From Leipzig he did to Elba's island withdraw, from whence in 1815 he returned unopposed. Russia's wintry plains did his grand armee deplete, making his troops vulnerable to a future defeat. After the famous battles in which he gloried, his great ambition at Waterloo was buried.
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