Known for his brilliant successes as a military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte led his armies to victory after victory. By 1807, his empire stretched from Portugal to Italy. However, the self-proclaimed emperor failed to conquer the rest of Europe, being turned back in Moscow in a bitter, costly defeat in 1812. Two years later, he was deposed. Exiled temporarily on the island of Elbe, he returned to Paris and once again seized power. However, his loss to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo finished his career. He died in exile on the island of St. Helen in 1821. He was often c…