Napoloen_Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, the son of Carlo. Napoleon rose to his fame through his ruthless military exploits and his efficiency with his great army, he rose the great fame from just Napoleon to Napoleon I, Empereur des Francais (Emperor of the French). France’s most historical character to the most amazing conquests around Europe and the world, Napoleon life fired the imaginations of young writers, film makers, and playwrights whose works have done much to create the Napoleonic legend. When Napoleon was just a child he made a challenging decision to start a major military career. He fortunately won a scholarship to France’s best military collage / academy. His unusual rising shocked not only his homeland France, but the rest of Europe and soon enough his military conquests threatened the stability of the world. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte proved to be an excellent civil administrator and commander one of the great reasons why he is the emperor of France. One of his greatest achievements following other major achievements was the supervision of the revision and collection of French law into codes. These brand new law codes (seven in number) incorporated some of the freedoms gained by the people of France during the French revolution, including religious toleration. The most famous of the codes, the Code Napoleon or Code Civil, still forms the basis of French civil law. Napoleon also centralized France's government by appointing prefects to administer regions called departments, into which France was divided. Rumours are still going around that Napoleon Bonaparte was very short (even though in his painting or ‘pictures’ he looked very tall) but the French measurements those times were widely in accurate and now say that was wasn’t as short. Early Life Napoleon graduated in September 5th 1785, he was commissioned second lieutenant in La Fère artillery regiment. Bonaparte served on garrison duty in Valence, Drôme and Auxonne until after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. It took nearly two years' leave in Corsica and Paris during this period. Napoleon spent the early years of the Revolution in Corsica, fighting in a complex three-way struggle between royalists, revolutionaries, and Corsican nationalists. As he’s duty he supported the revolutionary Jacobin faction, gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and command over a battalion of volunteers. Napoleon exceeded his leave or absence Napoleon and the Army of Italy In 1796 France attacked Austria. Napoleon was given command of the Army of Italy according to his wish and controlled a very weak, starving and disgruntled army into a force which won victory after victory against stronger Austrian opponents. Aside from the Battle of Arcole, where Napoleon was lucky rather than clever, the campaign is legendary. Napoleon returned to France in 1797 as the nation's brightest star. As a great self-publicist, he maintained the profile of a political independent, thanks partly to the newspapers he now ran. Failure in the Middle East, Power in France In May 1798 Napoleon left for a campaign in Egypt and Syria, fired by his desire for fresh victories, the French need to threaten Britain's empire in India. Britain thinks that his general might seize power over Europe. The Egyptian campaign was a military failure (although it had a great cultural impact) and a change of government in France caused Bonaparte to leave - some might say abandon - his army and return in the August of 1799, shortly after he took part in the Brumaire coup of November 1799, finishing as a member of the Consulate. From Reformer to Emperor Having concluded treaties that left Europe at peace, Bonaparte began working on France, reforming the economy, legal system (the famous and enduring Code Napoleon), church, military, education and government. He studied and commented on minute details, often while travelling with the army, and the reforms continued for most of his rule. Bonaparte exhibited an undeniable skill as both legislator and statesmen - a study of these achievements could rival those of his campaigns for size and depth - but many have argued that this talent was deeply flawed and even fervent supporters admit that Napoleon made mistakes. The Consul's popularity remained high - helped by his mastery of propaganda, but also genuine national support - and he was elected Consulate for life by the French people in 1802 and Emperor of France in 1804, a title which Bonaparte worked hard to maintain and glorify.