Napoleon Bonaparte
Born on the island of Corsica in 1769
At age 9 was sent to military school
Graduated at age 16
Quickly became a artillery Lt. for the french army
Studied different war strategies and was in Artillery Lt. for the french army.
When the Revolution began
He hated the monarchy so joined the french republic.
He did a good job ralleying his troops and helping Revoltionist defeat the french Loyalist
Napoolian Had to move up the ranks
Was from the 3rd estate so had to work to move up
Artillery Lt.
Captain
Commmander
General
Emperor- Crowned himself
At the age of 26 became the leader of the entire army
This resulted in power struggles
Napoleon Fought In
Italy
Austria
Netherlands
Malta
Egypt
Syria
Fought a two sided war and lost
This was the cause of his downfall
Pros of Napoleon
Help bring down the crown
Ended the french revolution
Spent a lot of money on parks and other things
Rebuilt things that were damaged in revolution
Also founded a banking system
Created a fair and legal code/ Called Napoleonic Code
Code is still practiced today
He crown himself emperor Even though he hated a monarchy
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