Pasquale Paoli (April 6, 1725 – February 5, 1807), was a Corsican patriot and military leader, most famous for being the chief rival of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français...

Paoli was born at Stretta in the parish of Rostino, the son of Giacinto Paoli, who had led the Corsican rebels against Genoese tyranny. Pasquale followed his father into exile in 1739, serving with distinction in the Neapolitan army; on his return to Corsica on April 29, 1755 he became commander-in-chief of the rebel forces (General of the Corsican Nation). In the same year, in November, Corsican independence was proclaimed, toghether with a constitution (Corsican Constitution), administration, justice and army. After a series of successful actions he drove the Genoese from the whole island except for a few coastal towns. He then set to work to reorganize the government, introducing many reforms. He founded a university at Corte. In 1767 he took the island of Capraia from the Genoese, who, despairing of ever being able to subjugate Corsica, again sold their rights over it to France. Alternate uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... Alternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation) Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα-Πόλις, latinised in Neapolis) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of Campania region. ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Corsican Constitution was a Corsican constitution created in 1755. ... Look up Administration on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word administration is from the Old English administracioun, deriving from the French administration, which is itself derived from the Latin administratio: a compounding of ad (to) and ministratio (to give service). In modern usage, the word has particular meanings in particular... ... Corte (Corsican Corti) in is a town and a commune in the Haute-Corse département in central Corsica, in France. ... Capraia, called Capraria in ancient times, is an island of Italy, part of the Tuscan Archipelago, off the northwest coast, belonging to the Province of Livorno. ...

For two years Paoli fought desperately against the new invaders, until in 1769 he was defeated by vastly superior forces under the comte de Vaux, and obliged to take refuge in England. In 1789 he went to Paris with the permission of the constituent assembly, and was afterwards sent back to Corsica with the rank of lieutenant-general. Disgusted with the excesses of the French Revolution, and having been accused of treason by the Convention, he summoned a consulta, or assembly, at Corte in 1793, with himself as president and formally seceded from France. He then offered the sovereignty of the island to the British government, but finding no support in that quarter, he was forced to go into exile once more, and Corsica became a French département. He retired to London in 1796, when he obtained a pension. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed. ... The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period in the history of France. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ...

The village of Paoli, Pennsylvania, is named for him.

Further reading

See James Boswell's Account of Corsica and Memoirs of P Paoli (1768); N Tommaseo, "Lettere di Pasquale de Paoli" (in Archivio storico italiano, 1st series, vol. xi.), and Della Corsica, etc. (ibid., nuova serie, vol. xi., parte ii.); Pompei, De L'état de la Corse (Paris, 1821); Giovanni Livi, Lettere inedite di Pasquale Paoli (in Arch. stor. ital., 5th series, vols. v. and vi.); Bartoli, Historia di Pascal Paoli (Bastia, 1891); Lencisa, P. Paoli e la guerra d'indipendenza della Corsica (Milano, 1890). James Boswell James Boswell (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

References

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External links

• Website about Pasquale Paoli
• Pasquale Paoli biography
• CONSTITUTIONAL PROJECT FOR CORSICA, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Drafted 1765
• CORSICA by James Brannan
• About Corsica
• Corsica – a national question?
• The Figures of History