Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as “The Little Coriscan”, was born on August 15, 1769 on the small island of Corsica in the northern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Young Napolean was born at a very hectic time in Corisca’s history. At that point of time Corsica was trying to gain independence through rebellion from French troops that had captured Corisca from Genoa, an Italian state. Although the bid for independence failed, the Coriscans would …showed first 75 words of 1878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1878 total…British launched a counter attack. Napoleon’s men were just too tired to fight, so they fled. Napoleon fled all the way back to Paris, where the British and Prussians caught up with him. He was captured again, and again banished to an island. This time though, he was banished as a prisoner he was a prisoner on the island of st helena for six years he died on st helena in eighteen twenty one