Napolean_Bonapart

ol Napolean - Napolean is one of the most iconic figures in History - He is an individual who opens himself up to interprtation a.) often compared to Charlemagne and Caesar Augustus while others sometimes compare him to Hitler - He is widly considered the father of modern military science a.) something about Napolean is taught or spoken about nearly everyday at West Point - He was a great military leader but his abilities in government are often overlooked - Unlike Charlemagne, Napolean loved battle - He was responsible for the death of over a million people - However, France sees Napolean as the guy who restored France after the Revolution and brought order back to their country - People liked Napolean - This is because he had success early on a.) it seemed like everything Napolean touched turned to gold - However, Napolean was soon bogged down because of campaigns in Spain and Russia - At this point Napolean should be finshed but he is not for 2 reasons. 1.) People have confidence in hime 2.) People like hime even though he isnt specifically likable (can be compared to Clinton) - He somewhat regains control until his generals turn on him - They do this in a very civilized manor - Napolean understands and decides that it is time to give in, he resigns as Emperor on April 11, 1814 - The 4th Coalition decides that France wasn’t the enemy, it was Napolean - The Treaty of Fountainbleau is created - This is a “win win” situatuion for everyone - France gets off clean and Napolean is given his own island called Elba a.) Napolean gets 2 million Francs per year, the coalition basically pays for everything - In 10 months Napolean transforms Elba into a thriving little island - Napolean is restless though a.) in February of 1815, Napolean leaves Elba and lands in cannes - Word spreads and King Louis 18th sends the 5th regimen ( called Napolean’s own) to arrest him. - This is a very stupid move because they are lead by Michel Ney which is Napolean’s best and most noble commander - Napolean raises his arms and says, “ here I am, kill your Emperor if you wish” - At this instant they go towards Napolean and celebrate his return as if they had just won the Super Bowl - Napolean then builds an army of 200,000 and marches toward Paris - Louis 18th hears word of Napolean not being arrested and flees Paris - Louis is fat, dumb, and stupid - The Coalition dosent like this - The army of the Coalition and Napolean’s 200, 000 meet at the battle of Waterleau - Napolean is an underdog in all aspects of the battle - Despite this, Napolean comes within 30 minutes of winning the battle (until 100,000 from Prussia hits him from the side) - The “old guard” knows that defeat is inevitable - So they take potion at the rear and protect this rest of Napolean’s army as they retreat - Napolean then tries to escape but is intercepted by a British ship - They send Napolean to an Island off the coast of Africa called St. Helena - Here he lives for about 5 years and eventually dies of what is believed to have been cancer - He was buried on St. Helena but after 19 years, he was moved back to France - Napolean’s impact on Europe was felt everywhere - Even though he lost quiet a few times he is still seen as one of the top 5 greatest contributors in European History