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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Beginnings

• Born on the island of Corsica in 1769. At the age of 9, Napoleon was sent to military school in France
• Graduated from school at the age of 16
• He quickly became an artillery Lt. for the French army
• He was very keen to studying different strategies while at school and as an artillery Lt. for the French army

Revolution

• When the French Revolution began, Napoleon joined the side French Republic
• He hated the idea of a monarchy
• He did a good job of rallying his troops and helping the Revolutionist defeat the French Loyalist, 1^st Coalition and 2^nd Coalition
• He picked the right side obviously

Moving Up in the Ranks

• Napoleon was an individual who had to work his way up in life:
• Artillery Lt.
• Captain
• Commander
• General
• Emperor

Napoleon: Power

• At the age of 26, he became the leader of the entire French army, this was a result of the power struggles that was occurring in Paris, France in 1795

Napoleon: Where he fought

• Italy
• Austria
• Netherlands
• Malta
• Egypt
• Syria
• -He fought the battles to his east and to the west. This became a lot of his downfall. Who else made this giant mistake? Hitler.

 

Good Things that Napoleon Accomplished

• He helped bring down the end of the monarchy (king and queen) and end the French Revolution for a win for the 3^rd estate. (This allowed his popularity to rise very quickly)
• He cleaned and spent a lot of money into Paris and made it the Paris that France loves to this very day
• He also founded the French banking system

Good Things Continued

• He also created a fair and legal modern code that appointed people on ability more so than nobility (Napoleonic  Code)
• This code is still practiced and used to this day in France

Some Bad Things Napoleon Did

• Crowned himself Emperor – even though he hated the monarchy. (Maybe he hated Louis XVI) He really allowed his popularity to get the best of him at times
• Invaded nearly every country in Europe and was successful in defeating many of them

Bad

• Crowned his baby boy the “King of Rome”
• Also put many many more other relatives in charge of different countries
• Started many wars that cost millions of lives both French and other
• When he started losing and the enemies were getting closer, France turned him over to the English
• They exiled him to St. Helena and he lived there under their guard for 7 years