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Murat distinguished himself as a daring cavalry commander while serving with Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy and Egypt and later aided Napoleon in his 1799 coup d’état. The next year, he married Napoleon’s sister Caroline and in 1808 was chosen to succeed Joseph Bonaparte as king of Naples. He continued his military leadership as well, but after Napoleon’s fall, he fled to Corsica. When he tried to regain his throne, he was captured and executed. What were his instructions to the firing squad? Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary