USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On December 22 Bonaparte, age 24, was promoted to brigadier general in recognition of his decisive part in the capture of the town.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1795, Napoleon helped suppress a royalist insurrection against the revolutionary government in Paris and was promoted to major general.

Detailed explanation-3: -Education and Early Military Career After graduating from military school in France, Napoleon was made second lieutenant of artillery in the regiment of La Fère when he was only 16 years old.

Detailed explanation-4: -Born to parents of Italian ancestry, he was educated in France and became an army officer in 1785. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and was promoted to brigadier general in 1793.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aged 15, Napoleon was admitted to the elite École Militaire in Paris, but was forced to complete the two-year course in just one after his father died of stomach cancer, leaving Napoleon as the family’s chief source of income. He became a commissioned officer just after his 16th birthday.