Tuesday, April 9th

[6Jacob]

Napoleon Bonaparte

-born on the island of Corisca in 1769
-age 9, sent to military school
-graduated at 16
-became an artillery lt.
-very good at battle strategies/tactics
-sided with the Republic during the Rev
-hated the idea of a monarchy
-did a  good job of rallying troops and helped defeat French loyalists during the 1^st and 2^nd coalition
-artillery lt., captain, commander, general, emperor
-controlled French army by age 26
-fought his battles east and west, but this led to his downfall
-helped end the monarchy and therefore gained popularity with the 3^rd estate
-cleaned and spent a lot of money in Paris
-he founded the French banking system
-established Napoleonic code
-crowned himself emperor
-invaded almost every country in Europe
-crowned his son the King of Rome
-put other relatives in charge of other countries
-started wars that cost a lot
-France turned Napoleon over to England when they began losing
-exiled him to St. Helena and he live there for 7 years and died