Napoleon was one of the most influential figures in European history. He was born on the island of Corsica in 1769 and was exiled from France in 1795. His EXILE was short-lived, however, as he returned to France in 1799 and eventually became Emperor of the French in 1804. He was known for his military prowess and his reforms of the French legal system. The crossword solutions for the term 'Napoleon Was One' are EXILE (5 letters) and CORSICAN (8 letters).