Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Auaccio on the Mediterranean Island of Corsica. He was born to a poor family of lesser nobles on the island of Corsica. His family consisted of seven brothers and sisters and his father who was a lawyer. James Thompson's article "Napoleon Bonaparte" enlightened us about his father being a lawyer. His father was also his mother because she passed away when giving birth to Napoleon. Napoleon attended school on the main land. He went to an all boy’s school until it was time for college. He attended college of autumn which was a military school he attended this school with his older brother. Then later transfer to the college of brienne another military school. Napoleon had a very brilliant mind, tireless energy, and a lot of ambition. Napoleon was not well liked he was picked on by his peers because of his Italian accent. But, napoleon was a fighter just like his parents he did not let this get to him. What he did was use his time wisely instead of partying like his peers he would spend his free time studying mathematics and philosophy. After studying at brienne for five years he moved to military academy in Paris. Napoleon lost his father in 1785With his father’s death, he became head of his family taking care of them which foreshadowed him in a position of leadership which led him to become second lieutenant in the French army. Napoleon first order of business as lieutenant was to invade Egypt In May 1798, he invaded Egypt with thirty-five thousand soldiers and within few days Egypt came under his control. napoleon was is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years.(Thompson,339)