
Napoleon
Warfare
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Napoleon's Origins
Napoleon was born on the Italian island of Corsica that then became French in 1769. He has a very thick Corsican accent for his whole life and doesn't learn French until a few years into his life. His complexion is Italian Mediterranean, so he physically looks a little bit different to those from the mainland of France. The politis where you could put it is that he's quite a country individual.
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