Napoleon Bonaparte
1769-1821
French general who had an active interest in science. He proposed and led a military expedition to Egypt in 1798 that included scientists and scholars. Much scientific and...
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Napoleon I (1769-1821), emperor of the French, ranks as one of the greatest military conquerors in history. Through his conquests he remade the map of Europe, and through his valuable administrative a...
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From the late 1700s to the early 1800s, the ideas of the French Revolution, liberty, prosperity, and equality, inspired many people. Napoleon Bonaparte emerged as an important figure for reestablishin...
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Napoleon Bonaparte has been described as one of the most powerful and successful military leaders according to some historians. Napoleon was a "Great Man" who shaped history. He had an excellent educa...
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I believe that Napoleon was good for France because he was doing most of his things for the people of France. He made one of the best militaries in Europe. Within five years, Napoleon took powe...
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Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. He was a young, determined man, and he rose through military ranks very quickly. Napoleon was a great leader and...
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Napoleon Bonaparte has been viewed by many through history as a tyrant when in fact he liberated France as well as other European countries. He rescued France and the French Revolution from internal ...
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A larger than life figure--the first modern military dictator in Europe. Some of the achievements of the French Revolution (FR) were lost some were preserved. Legacy mixed.
Born in Corsica, 1769. So...
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French Revolution brought a great number of great ideas, but ideas are not beneficial unless they are realized and stabilized. The man to stabilize the concepts of French Revolution was Napoleon Bonap...
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Napoleon himself has many critics some call him a wicked dictator and others just remember him for the battle of Waterloo, against the British Admiral Nelson. Nevertheless, Napoleon was a very clever ...
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"Napoleon was a child of the Enlightenment." Is an inaccurate statement, although Napoleon heightened the country of France to a world power, he did so on his own terms of absolute tyranny, military ...
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`I wished to found a European system, a European Code of Laws, a European judiciary: there would be but one people in Europe,'
Napoleon himself has many critics some call him a wicked dicta...
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Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaciio, Corsica on August 15, 1769 and was the second child of the Bonaparte family. When he was ten, Napoleon entered Brienne, a military school where he remained unti...
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Napoleon was a multifaceted man who left behind a mixed legacy. It seems that for all the good he did for his country, there was a hidden motive; for every brilliant decision, an outrageous one. Looki...
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To what extent are Napoleon's reforms in France under the consulate (1799-1804) explained by his need to secure himself in power"
After the French Revolution and before, France was a chaotic place. D...
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When one looks at France after Napoleon's reign, it is very clear that he brought order and stability to a country that so desperately needed it. The French Revolution had decreased in speed, and all...
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Napoleon Bonaparte, the most famous Frenchman in history died yesterday as a result of stomach cancer. He was born August 15, 1769 to Carlo Buonaparte and his wife Marie-Letizia in Ajaccio, Corsica....
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Two Views
by Colin Swanson
Napoleon Bonaparte: The Greatest
Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered today as one of the most significant individuals in history. He had an enormous im...
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The French people gave Napoleon absolute power due to the difficult and depressing circumstances they were going through. After the French Revolution, the economic situation was terrible as well as bu...
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Many historians consider Napoleon Bonaparte and Alexander the Great to be two of the greatest military geniuses of all time. Bonaparte used his incredible intelligence and skills of manipulation to ea...
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Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the world's most brilliant military commander and leader. His career as military commander was marked by supreme triumphs and bloody defeats. However, Napoleon did mo...
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Since 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte had big dreams. He wanted to rule France, govern all of Europe, and even possibly rule the world. Napoleon started out by making big moves. He built his power in France....
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