Introducing: Napoleon
Short History Of...
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Corsican Nationalist Pasquale Peoli
In september, a republic is proclaimed. Napoleon feels nothing but revulsion at this ritual of humiliation. His brother joseph has also returned and is now the mayor of a jaxio. Napoleona gets himself a secondment as a lieutenant colonel in corsica's national guard. It seems as if the buonaparte brothers might be able to effect some real change. They've been spurred on by the re emergence of a man named pasquale peoli. In 17 55, paoli secured corsica its de factof independence from the genoese. And during the french occupation, it was peoli who led the resistance with carlo de bu
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