Intro -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- Key information -- Introduction -- The life of Napoleon Bonaparte -- A childhood in Corsica -- His ascension -- Culmination -- Downfall -- Context -- Corsica -- The First Coalition (1792-1797) -- The First Republic (1792-1799) -- The situation in 1800 -- France alone against the world -- Back to normal -- Highlights -- General Bonaparte -- The Consul -- Napoleon I, the Emperor -- Downfall -- Impact -- Political legacy -- The Napoleonic legend -- Summary -- Find out more.