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Napoleon Bonaparte1769-1821
Born 1769 –Corsica Italian parents
At 9 – accepted into a French military academy
• At 16 – Lt. in Louis XVI’s army
• The Revolution enabled him to rise in the ranks
• 1793: Toulons• 1795: Hero of the
Convention
• 1796: The Italian Campaign
• 1798: The Egyptian Campaign
Sphinx
Rosetta Stone
Began the modern
fascination with Ancient Egypt
1798: Battle of the Nile
• 1799: returned to Paris a hero!
• Invited to join a conspiracy to overthrow the Directory
• Nov 9, the Brumaire coup
• 1802: elected “First Consul for Life”
• 1804: Crowns himself Emperor of the French
• 1805-1810 Height of military successes:
Ulm
Austerlitz
Jenna
Auerstadt
Friedland
Borodino
“Son of the Revolution” or “Disguised Dictatorship?”
• 1st modern police stateAppointed all key civilian and
military officials
Initiated all legislation
Censored speech & press
Arbitrary arrests and imprisonment
Utilized a secret police
• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity became
Equality, Authority, Efficiency
Retreat from Moscow
• Personal qualities: • short!
rudebad temperinsultinginsensitivemood swingsphotographic memoryconcentrate for hourspower napsbrilliant insightsgrasp complex problemsrapid decision-makerCharisma, charisma
1813: “Battle of Nations”
1814: Abdication to Elba
1815: “100 Days”
Waterloo
St. Helena
1821: dead of Stomach cancer