Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821),
French military
leader. He rose to
power in
France by military
force, declared himself emperor and conducted campaigns of conquest across Europe until his
final defeat by armies
allied against him in 1815. Well-known, even
stellar, examples of such a
personality are, of
course, Napoleon and
Hitler.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769@1821), Emperor of the
French (1804@ 1814 and 1815). He rose to
power in
France by military
force, declared himself emperor, and conducted campaigns of conquest across Europe. By 1812, most of Europe was under Napoleon's
control. At this
point, however, he attempted to invade Russia, in violation of a treaty he had made with them earlier. The invasion was a
failure which drained Napoleon's
resources and ended in defeat. The other countries he had been
holding in
check rose up against him, and Napoleon abdicated in April 1814. He was exiled to the Italian island of Elba, but escaped in March 1815 and reestablished himself, with the
help of supporters in
France, as emperor. The other European countries again
allied against him, and Napoleon was decisively defeated in June of 1815. He was
sent into permanent exile on the island of Saint
Helena, off the
west coast of Africa. In 1821, still exiled at Saint
Helena, Napoleon died of cancer.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821),
French military
leader. He rose to
power in
France by military
force, declared himself emperor and conducted campaigns of conquest across Europe until his
final defeat by arp les
allied against him in 1815. (He didnt recognize Napoleon or Al- eIca
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769@1821),
French military
leader. He rose to
power in
France by military
force, declared himself emperor and conducted campaigns of conquest across Europe until his
final defeat by armies
allied against him in 1815.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821),
French military
leader and emperor of
France (1804 - 15).
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821),
French military
leader and emperor of
France (1804 - 15). In the early part of his career his army consisted of 30,000 soldiers. By 1812 Napoleon had built his army up to 500,000 men.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821),
French military
leader and emperor of
France (1804 - 15). He led a brilliant
campaign of
French domination in Europe but ended in
ruin, spending the last years of his
life as a prisoner on a lonely British island.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821),
French military
leader. He rose to
power in
France by military
force, declared himself emperor and conducted campaigns of conquest across Europe until his
final defeat by armies
allied against him in 1815.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821),
French military
leader. He rose to
power in
France by military
force, declared himself emperor and conducted campaigns of conquest across Europe until his
final defeat by armies
allied against him in 1815. (
Chapter 4, #4)