Bailey.Academic_Writing

168 Accuracy in Writing
6. Study the details of Napoleon’s life, and complete the biography
below.
1769 born in Corsica
1784 entered military school in Paris
1789 French revolution started
1793 promoted to brigadier general
1796 appointed to command army of Italy; married
Josephine
1799 returned from Egypt and became First Consul of
France
1807 France controlled most of continental Europe
1810 divorced Josephine and married Marie-Louise,
daughter of Austrian emperor
1812 forced to retreat from Russia
1814 exiled to island of Elba
1815 defeated at battle of Waterloo and exiled to island
of St Helena
1821 died in exile
Napoleon entered military school at the age of 15, 5 years
a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the start of the French revolution.
He rose quickly, becoming brigadier general at 24 and
commander of the Italian army three years b) . ......
. . . . . . . . . At 30 he was effectively the French dictator,
and due to his military genius France controlled most of
Europe c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1807. When he divorced his
first wife, Josephine, in 1810, they had been married d) . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 years. His campaigns were successful
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1812, but in that year the disastrous
retreat from Moscow marked the start of his decline.
However, f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his years of absolute power
he had made significant changes to European law and
government. Although he died nearly 200 years g) . .....
. . . . . . . . ., Napoleon’s influence is still felt throughout the
European continent.