What was Napoleon's first language? <SEP> Napoleon's noble, moderately affluent background afforded him greater opportunities to study than were available to a typical Corsican of the time. In January 1779, he was enrolled at a religious school in Autun. In May, he was admitted to a military academy at Brienne-le-Château. His first language was Corsican, and he always spoke French with a marked Corsican accent and never learned to spell French properly. He was teased by other students for his accent and applied himself to reading. An examiner observed that Napoleon "has always been distinguished for his application in mathematics. He is fairly well acquainted with history and geography... This boy would make an excellent sailor."[note 3]
What was Carson's first language? <SEP> Carson's noble, moderately affluent background afforded them greater opportunities to study than were available to a typical Corsican of the time. In January 1779, they were enrolled at a religious school in Autun. In May, they were admitted to a military academy at Brienne-le-Château. Their first language was Corsican, and they always spoke French with a marked Corsican accent and never learned to spell French properly. They were teased by other students for their accent and applied himself to reading. An examiner observed that Carson "has always been distinguished for their application in mathematics. They are fairly well acquainted with history and geography... This child would make an excellent sailor." [note 3]