The Early Childhood Struggles Of Napoleon Bonaparte | The Man Who Would Rule Europe

From his birth in the Corsican capital of Ajaccio in August 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte seems to have been marked down for greatness. There was little during his early years to suggest as much however for he came from an ordinary if well-to-do family and had a difficult schooling in France. Joining...

48 min - History - Timeline - World History Documentaries

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