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   ocr: Napoleon Bonaparte (1764-1821) About Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of the French, was one of the greatest military commanders of all time. He came to power not long after the French Revolution and held Europe in his grip for nearly 2U years. Napoleon carried out many reforms in France and spread ideas ofliberty and equality throughout Europe, but greed for power and conquest brought on his downfall. Defeated at the decisive Battle ofWaterloo in 1815, he died after being exiled on St.. Helena, a rocky: island in the South Atlantic.