Was the youngest general in france.

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE was the youngest general in France.

He was still in his 20s when he became a military general. He was also the first emperor of France.

He was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on August 15,1769. He died in St. Helena, United Kingdom on May 5, 1821.

He became the leader of the Army of Italy in 1796. Under his leadership, the 30,000 strong army won various victories against Austrians and expanded the French Empire. 

Aside from his contribution in expanding the French Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte became the first consul of France and he instituted the Napoleonic Code. The Code allowed for the freedom of religion and the standards for government jobs wherein the most qualified will be the ones hired. Aside from discouraging nepotism, the code also forbids giving out privileges to people simply because of their birth status.