generate questions: Upon graduating in September 1785, Bonaparte was commissioned a second lieutenant in La Fère artillery regiment.[note 4] He served in Valence and Auxonne until after the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789, and took nearly two years' leave in Corsica and Paris during this period. At this time, he was a fervent Corsican nationalist, and wrote to Corsican leader Pasquale Paoli in May 1789, "As the nation was perishing I was born. Thirty thousand Frenchmen were vomited on to our shores, drowning the throne of liberty in waves of blood. Such was the odious sight which was the first to strike me."
When did Napoleon graduate? {sep_token} What commission did Napoleon receive upon his graduation? {sep_token} What military unit did Napoleon first serve in after his graduation? {sep_token} What Corsican leader did Napoleon write in 1789 expressing his nationalist sentiments? {sep_token} When did the Revolution begin?