ABSTRACT
Napoleon entered military school at the age of 15, five years (a)_________________ the start of the French revolution. He quickly gained promotion, becoming brigadier general at 24 and commander of the Italian army three years (b)_________________. At the age of 30 he was effectively the French dictator, and due to his military genius France controlled most of Europe (c)_________________ 1807. When he divorced his first wife, Josephine, in 1810, they had been married (d)_________________ 14 years. (e)_________________ the divorce he married Marie-Louise, an Austrian princess. His campaigns were successful (f)_________________ 1812, but in that year the disastrous retreat from Moscow marked the start of his decline. However, (g)_________________ his years of absolute power he had made significant changes to European law and government. Although he died nearly 200 years (h)_________________, Napoleon’s influence is still felt throughout the European continent.
