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          Why was Napoleon called "the little corporal"?

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          From the Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon:

          Due to [his father] Carlo’s influence, Napoléon was admitted into the elite École Militaire in Paris, from which he graduated in September, 1785, receiving his commission as a 2nd lieutenant of artillery in January 1785, at the age of 16.

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          5. He then attended the royal artillery school at Auxonne near Dole.

          When the French Revolution began in 1789, Napoléon returned to Corsica, where a nationalist struggle sought separation from France. Civil war broke out, and after coming into conflict with Pasquale Paoli, Napoléon’s family fled to France.

          Napoléon supported the Revolution and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1793, he helped free Toulon from the royalists and from the British troops supporting them. In 1795, when royalists marched against the National Convention in Paris, he had them shot.

          He was nicknamed The Little Corporal (le petit caporal