Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur, Duke of Wellington The careers of Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, contrasted in many different ways. The manner in which both rose to glory was quite dissimilar. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica on August 15, 1769 and was thought to be the most formidable military commander since Alexander the great. He was a bright, charismatic child of noble background. As a boy, he was described as good –willed …showed first 75 words of 1881 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1881 total…history and the French army was disintegrating. The British cavalry then attacked, the Prussians arrived and Napoleon fled to Paris with the Imperial Guard. Napoleon was exiled for the second and last time. He was sent to the island of St. Helena, where he spent the remainder of his life. Wellington remained in France for the next three years as head of the allied army of occupation and returned to become prime minister of England.