Napoleon Bonaparte, who is also known as the 'little Corsican', was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. His original name was Napoleone. He had 7 brothers and sisters and his original nationality was Corsican-Italian. He also despised the French and thought they were oppressors of his native land. His father was a lawyer, and was also anti-French. One reason Napoleon may have been such an excellent conqueror was that he was raised in a family of …showed first 75 words of 2046 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2046 total…His remains were brought to Paris in 1840 and placed in the Invalides, where they still lie. Napoleon was a hard worker who liked simple things. His persistence and ambitions gave him what he longed for as a child, but ironically took it away from him as well. Napoleon was a modest man who wore cheap clothes, and didn't eat fancy, expensive food, which goes to show that the 'little Corsican' was just a commoner within.