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In this captivating memoir, the author recounts his boyhood friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, beginning in their Corsican childhood when they were just eight years old. Their paths diverge when Napoleon is transferred from the Military College of Brienne to a prestigious institution in Paris in 1784. With a stern demeanor and a disdainful attitude toward the French who have overtaken Corsica, Napoleons journey unfolds. At just 16, he critiques the military education system, prompting swift graduation and a posting to an artillery regiment. The author later reunites with Napoleon in Paris, ...

26 maggio 1805: dopo l'incoronazione a imperatore dei francesi, avvenuta nella cattedrale di Nôtre Dame a Parigi il 2 dicembre dell'anno precedente, Napoleone celebra il suo insediamento sul trono del Regno d'Italia.