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On the vast Atlantic Ocean, huge waves were madly pounding this small island, smashing into bursts of white surf against the black rocks, howling and roaring at the shore in unrestrained fury; spray flew everywhere, and the sound of the breakers shook the sky.
On the island, the garrisoned soldiers were bustling about, and the whole island was filled with an air of grim hostility.
This was the British island of Saint Helena, once a small transfer station in the Atlantic, now a key prison under strict British guard.
The prisoner held here was now standing before the window.
He was Napoleon, Emperor of the French—the man who had won glorious military achievements in the French Revolution, swept across the European continent with a formidable army, and pushed France's prosperity to its utmost.
He had once been a victor, a hero who commanded the winds and clouds and shook heaven and earth. At home, he encouraged commerce, reformed finance, and promulgated a legal code; on the battlefield, he was bold and decisive, with outstanding command, invincible and unstoppable. Yes, Alexander was nothing to fear, Francis was nothing to fear, and the Arc de Triomphe made them all acknowledge France's victory. France, under the leadership of this Corsican, leapt at one bound into the undisputed super-overlord of the European continent!
But in the end he was a loser. Leipzig and Waterloo erased every memory of victory. He revered war too much, trusted military force too blindly. He did not know that the souls of ruined nations were accusing him, did not know that the suffering people were weeping, and turned a blind eye to the corpses strewn across Europe and the rivers of blood. At last, the wilderness of Russia shattered the myth of his invincibility; in the bitter winter, he returned in crushing defeat.
A sharp sword split the sky, and in an instant the world became so silent! The Arc de Triomphe dimmed, the city of Paris lost its color, and all France was weeping.
Even though the world-shocking Hundred Days let him rise once more, Waterloo still swept all of it away on the raging Atlantic waves into the depths of history......
He stood by the window, staring absentmindedly as the giant waves, as if trying to overturn everything, crashed in one after another. He seemed to have awakened.
Yes, how much sorrow and joy had a lifetime of campaigns brought forth, how many cries of pain had his iron cavalry stirred up. His own stubborn, violent charges had left room for nothing but force, scorning all else!
At last he awakened.

Ah! France, please do not weep for me.
Illustrious military glory and a brilliant empire can never erase my cruel crimes; Europe's peace requires my passing.
Justice has judged everything, and Saint Helena will be my holy place of reflection.
France, don't cry for me. Look upon me with calm eyes —— a Corsican child of yours, worthy of pride and worthy of scorn!

Dusk fell, and the waves gradually calmed, gently kissing the black rocks on the shore. The Atlantic was immersed in the night, baring its broad chest and breathing evenly. Across the boundless Sahara, tearful France gazed here with a smile, gazed at this son of whom she would forever be proud——Napoleon Bonaparte.

The Napoleon of different periods. From the book <>.

Born on August 15, 1769 on the island of Corsica.
Napoleon



1781 (age 12): In June, promoted to second lieutenant; in September, returned home, then also took part in the Corsican independence movement, serving as deputy commander with the rank of major in the volunteer army, quite active, but it ultimately failed.

1792 (age 23): Napoleon returned to France, but was dismissed on the charge of "neglecting military duties." In May, entered Paris; in August, reinstated and promoted to captain; in September, returned to Corsica, trying to switch over to the pro-France side, but failed.

1793 (age 24): This year marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror. Napoleon served as commander of an artillery regiment at Nice. In December, he was promoted to deputy commander of the artillery, and won great merit in the attack on Toulon.

1794 (age 25): In February, promoted to major general, and selected as artillery commander of the Army of Italy. In September, he was imprisoned as a follower of Robespierre, but was released not long afterward.

1795 (age 26): In August, reinstated. In October, he suppressed the Paris mobs and won great merit. After Barras, he became commander-in-chief of the Army of the Interior.

1796 (age 27): On March 9, promoted to lieutenant general and appointed commander of the Army of Italy. He went to Nice in Italy to take up the post. In April, the Battle of Montenotte, the Battle of Dego, and the Battle of Ceva; reconciled with the Sardinian government. In May, the Battle of the Bridge at Lodi. Entered Milan. In June, besieged Mantua. In August, the battle by Lake Garda. In September, the Battle of Arcole.

1799 (age 30): In June, the Prairial coup took place in Paris. In December, the Consulate was established, and Napoleon became First Consul; the French Revolution ended. In February, the Battle of El Arish. In March, the Battle of Jaffa and the Battle of Acre. In July, the land battle of Abukir. In August, Napoleon was defeated and fled Egypt.

1800 (age 31): In December, an attempted assassination of Napoleon took place, and 120 anarchists were exiled. In March, the Egyptian expeditionary army fought hard and defeated the British-Turkish allied forces that had landed to attack. In December, the Battle of Hohenlinden began; on the 3rd, the main Austrian force was defeated.

1801 (age 32): In January, a relief fleet was sent to Egypt, but failed. In September, the Egyptian expeditionary army surrendered.

1805 (age 36): In January, Spain allied with France. In August, the army near Boulogne transferred to the Rhine. In October, the Battle of Ulm. In November, occupied Vienna. In December, the Battle of Austerlitz. Napoleon made many members of his family and meritorious subordinates nobles. This year, Napoleon also served concurrently as King of Italy, and began to map out the idea of a great empire.

1806 (age 37): In March, Joseph Bonaparte (Napoleon's elder brother) became King of Naples. In June, Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon's younger brother) became King of Holland. In October, after the Battle of Jena and the Battle of Austerlitz, occupied Berlin and conquered Preussisch Eylau. In November, conquered Lübeck and occupied Warsaw. In December, the Battle of Pułtusk.

1807 (age 38): In October, sent Junot leading 20,000 troops to Spain. In December, cooperated with the Spanish army and captured Portugal.

1808 (age 39): In November, Napoleon led an army of 240,000 to attack Spain. In December, because the domestic political situation in France was unstable and the royalists were also stepping up restoration activities, he hurriedly returned to Paris.

1809 (age 40): In January, the Spanish war came to a temporary end, and Napoleon returned to Paris. In April, the Battle of Abensberg, the Battle of Landshut, and the Battle of Eckmühl. In May, occupied Vienna. Battle of Aspern.

1810 (age 41): In July, annexed Holland.

1812 (age 43): In June, began the Moscow campaign. In September, the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon entered Moscow. In October, Napoleon withdrew from Moscow, and Napoleon returned to Paris.

1813 (age 44): In August, the Battle of Dresden. In October, the Battle of Leipzig. In November, Napoleon crossed the Rhine and retreated back into France; his forces were drastically reduced to 40,000 to 50,000, and Napoleon returned to Paris.

1814 (age 45): Popular support turned away from Napoleon. In April, through Talleyrand's maneuvering, the Senate declared Napoleon deposed. The Treaty of Fontainebleau was concluded. In May, Napoleon was exiled to Elba. Louis XVIII took the throne. In September, the Congress of Vienna convened.

1815 (age 46): In February, Napoleon escaped from Elba. Napoleon landed at Golfe ── Juan and entered the Tuileries Palace. In May, established a bicameral parliamentary system. In June, the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon left Malmaison and headed for Rochefort. Napoleon abdicated. In July, Napoleon surrendered to Britain, Paris fell, and Napoleon was taken to Saint Helena.

1821 (age 52): In May, Napoleon died.

1840: In December, Napoleon's remains were transported back to Paris.