Napoleon was born in the town of Ajaccio, on the island of Corsica, France, on August 15, 1769. On May 15, 1779, at the age of nine, Napoleon was assigned to the French army. school in Brienne-le-Château, a small town near Troyes. Napoleon and his family did it well on their native island. His father, Carlo Buonaparte, was a lawyer, his mother, Letizia Ramolino, was lucky enough not to have to work, so she was there for Napoleon for most of his childhood. They were able to pay for the best education for Napoleon and because of that he was a brilliant man. He had to learn French before entering school, but he spoke with an Italian accent his whole life and never learned to spell correctly. After graduating from Brienne in 1784, Bonaparte was admitted to the elite École Royale Militaire in Paris, where he completed his two-year studies in a single year. Although he sought a naval career, he studied artillery at the École Militaire. After graduating in September 1785, he was promoted to second lieutenant of artillery in January 1786, at the age of 16. Napoleon was appointed artillery commander in the French forces, which had revolted against the Republican government and were occupied by the British. troops. His plan was successful: he placed cannons at the Point of Eguillete, threatening the British ships in the port, forcing them to retreat. A successful assault, but Bonaparte was wounded in the thigh, led to the recapture of the city and a promotion to brigadier general for Napoleon. His remarkable victories were the result of his ability to apply his knowledge of military thinking to real-world situations, as evidenced by his creative use of artillery tactics, using it as a mobile force to support his infantry. Napoleon often said: “I have fought sixty battles and I have learned nothing that I did not know at the beginning. » In March 1798, Bonaparte proposed a military capture of Egypt, then a province of the Ottoman Empire, seeking to protect French trade. routes. After landing on the Egyptian coast, he fought the Battle of the Pyramids against the Mamluks, a Middle Eastern power, four miles from the pyramids. Bonaparte's forces were vastly outnumbered by the Mamluk cavalry, 20,000 to 60,000 men, but Bonaparte formed hollow squares, keeping the cannons and supplies secure within..