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Napoleon Bonaparte
He was born on an island in the Mediterranean, Corsica, only a few months after France annexed it. His father came from nobility in italy but the family was not rich. Napoleon was talented and won a scholarship to a military school. -
Napoleon's Military Successes
He became captain then 2 years later he became brigadier general thanks to the CPS. -
Military Successes
He became commander of the French armies in Italy. There he won a series of battles with qualities he became famous for--speed, surprise, and decisive action. -
Coming Back a Hero
He returned to France, He was given command of an army in training to invade Britain. He suggested instead to striking indirectly by taking Egypt. -
Napoleon Came to Power
Even though he was a child or the revolution he would never have risen to power. He never failed to remind the French that he preserved the best parts of the revolution during his reign as emperor. -
Peace with Curch
Napoleon came to an agreement with the pope that recognized that a majority of the french people resigned with the religion of Catholicism. In return the pope would not ask for the return of the church lands that were siezed. -
Consul
Napoleon was made consul for life and two years later he crowned himself emperor. -
Consul
Made consul for life and two years later crowned himself emperor. -
Building the Empire
A peace treaty was singed but it did not last long. A year later war with Britian broke out again. -
British Resistance
British defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar. -
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New Bureaucracy
Napoleon created about 3,200 nobles, nearly 60 percent military officers and the rest where civil service or state and local officials. -
Russian Disasters
Grand Army of more than 600,000 men entered Russia but Russia refused to do battle.