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When Napoleon was nine, his father sent him to a French military
academy at Brienne-le-Chateau, near Troyes. Then in 1784, Napoleon
was selected for the elite École Militaire in Paris. While
there, he was constantly teased by the French students. At the age
of 16, he joined the French army. This is the brief biography.
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Napoleon
Bonaparte, who is also known as the "little Corsican," was born
on August 15,1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. Napoleon was known as the
little Corsican because of his height of 5 feet 2 inches. He had
7 brothers and sisters. His original name was Napoleone Buonaparte
in Corsican but it became Napoleon Bonaparte in French.
Napoleon
was the fourth child and second son of Carlo (Charles) Buonaparte
(1746-1785) and Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte (1750-1836).