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When discussing great military leaders, a name that is often brought up is Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon has been entitled a number of names from “The Antichrist,” (http://www.revelationofjohn.com/Revel42.html) to “The Greatest General Ever,” in Paul Hiferink’s Internet site, The Napoleon Bonaparte Internet Guide. His strategic abilities and aggressive nature led Napoleon gave him an astoundingly powerful army. He was the only man since Alexander the Great, to control almost the entire continent of Europe. Napoleon’s reign of power is justly separated into three parts: his rise to domination, his reign, and his fall. As a young soldier Napoleon helped his family flee the hateful riots and cannon blasts of his birthplace Ajaccio, Corsica, little did he know what the future would reveal. Napoleon Bonaparte was raised to the rank of Captain in 1792. Because of his extensive military training and