Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napolen Bonaparte was born in 1769 and died in 1821. Napoleon was a

military genius for the loyalty of his troops, and for his spectacular victories.

The many change of the government in France, against the background of war,

made possible the rise of a military dictator. Since childhood, Napoleon was

taught stratagies and tactics to help him succeed through battles. At the age

of fifteen, he entered the advance military school, the Ecole Militaire in Paris.

Napoleon was promoted to a general at the age of twenty four, where he was put

in charge of the Italian campaigns. After conquering most of the Italian

Penninsula, Napoleon gained the support of the government and earned the

respect of Sieyes and Tallyrand. They identified Napoleon as their strong man

in the Coup of Brumaire.

In 1799, Napoleon introduced a dictatorship to bring order to the chaos

in France. He instituted many reforms, for example in the civil service and

treasury. He guaranteed the Frence people equality and fraternity. In exchange,

he took away their liberty. Another reform was the creation of the national

eduction system. This was a pleasant addition because it adds knowledge to the

Empire. Another was a knew constitution, in this he presented to the public in

a plebiscite that required them either to accept fully his version or to allow

him to govern without the restrictions of a constitutions. This...