Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful military minds to walk the battle fields. He is very known for his leadership skills and captivating energy. Napoleon, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered most of Europe in the early 19th Century. Besides being a great leader on the battle fields, he was also seemed to know what was the best for his country. Napoleon rose the ranks of military rapidly during the French Revolution. He crowed himself emperor in 1804. He was a very skilled and ambitious strategist and successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expend his empire. Bonaparte’s aim was to ensure that all artillery officers dominated and could read the mathematical …show more content…
He was very much disliked by other leaders because of many changes he made threatened their countries’ stability. He made the poor feel equal to the rich. He made sure that every one is able to work, instead of giving jobs because of social status. The French Revolution mainstays that were carried over into Napoleon’s changes in government were, Fraternity, Equality, and Liberty. The longest lasting effect of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule over France was his overseeing the implementation of national laws collectively known as the Civil Code or Code Napoleon. Napoleon wanted to replace the existing laws which were different in every province in France to having only one standard code (law) for all French people. These laws included codes of Commercial Law, Criminal procedure, Penal code and Civil Procedure. Napoleon also created the Bank of France which was backed with great deal of gold and silver. This resulted in insuring a strong economy for France and also helped finance Napoleon’s conquests. In only a year, Napoleon managed to increase trade, develop luxury French industries, new commercial code, and an improved infrastructure. Napoleon understood that in order to keep peace he had to keep the entire country content in their situations. By giving religious freedom to all, keeping food prices within the reach of the poor, and solidifying the economy Napoleon ensured that France would maintain stability for many years. …show more content…
In result, no one would go hungry. Education was enforced on the ideals of the enlightenment and greatly benefited France thanks to Napoleon. He reorganized France’s education system. Napoleon promoted education for girls and greatly improved teaching training. He also restarted the primary schools, created a new elite secondary system of schools, and established many other schools for the general populace. Today known as the European union, was also one of his accomplishment. Accompanied by his legal and other reforms, working hard they created a unified Italy, Germany and Poland. Napoleon is often considered the father of modern Europe because he was responsible for sweeping away many of the old regimes and promoting the ideals of quality and European solidarity. Even tho, regimes still had some life in them when Napoleon left the scene, but things were never really the same.
Napoleon also influenced artists in his era. Historians call this the “Age of Empire”. To this day, the “Empire style” is associated with Napoleon and his influences. Most of the paintings in his era featured Napoleon and his many feats. It is very clear to notice that themes often revolved around the military and glorifying Napoleon’s campaigns. Battle paintings were increasingly produced for large public buildings and grew larger than