Major Achievements Of Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte, a man who has gone on to be considered one of the greatest and most influential military leaders in history, was born on August 15th, 1769 on a small French island named Corsica. Napoleon received a strong military education, graduating early and quickly earning the respect and loyalty of both the people of France and his army. His courage and bravery lead to the fall of the French Directory (1799). After the fall of the Directory Napoleon created the first consul and in time became France’s first Emperor. During his rule, Napoleon had many major accomplishments including being the first man to influence his own publicized image, creating important civil reforms, implementing meritocracy (the government or the holding of …show more content…
Napoleon created bulletins, articles for the official press, campaign newspapers, and medallions; through these creations he became the first modern man to publicize and create the self-image he wanted portrayed. This had a lasting positive effect on his public image from 1796 onwards and contributed to his political and military success. To accomplish the civil reforms that Napoleon did in such a short time often takes nations decades to achieve. He completely re-wrote the legal code, also known as Code Napoleon, restored financial stability with the Banque de France, reformed the education system, and centralized the government systems which are still used today in France. Napoleon also started a program of public works which included the building of roads, bridges, and canals, dredging of harbors, and beautifying of cities, especially Paris. Napoleon influenced meritocracy, implementing the ideals of the French Revolution by promoting and advancing people from all ranks of society, including nobles, and by judging them not by ancestry or wealth but by military, scientific, or artistic prowess. Lastly, Napoleon sowed the seeds of nationalism by applying the reforms of Code Napoleon (reorganizing civil administrations, freeing the Jewish people, abolishing the discriminatory trade guilds, etc.) in nations where he had influence which began the decline of the archaic monarchies and the …show more content…
His brilliant strategies and unconventional approach to warfare put his name amongst the greatest military leaders of all time. Additionally, his revolutionary ideas and the changes he made in society because of them i.e. creating new legal codes, promoting the ideals of nationalism, and implementing meritocracy, have continued to be kept alive throughout history. The world of today would not be the same without Napoleon’s