Napoleon Bonaparte was a military leader in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Napoleon is considered one of the greatest leaders in history. Napoleon would eventually crown himself emperor of France and begin and expansion that would conquer much of Europe. Napoleon was majorly influenced by the French Revolution, for he would use the influence and create a revolution of his own. Napoleon accomplished a great empire through his military dictatorship, but he would also establish such reforms as reinstating the Catholic church as the official church in France, institute the Code Napoleon which would bring religious freedom to France, and establish an educational system and banking system in France that is still used to this day.
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After the Battle of Marengo, in 1804 Napoleon would crown himself Emperor of France and would institute the Napoleonic Code. The Code is a series of books that set the laws and regulations of the government that Napoleon created. In the first book of the Code, the contents are mostly about the law of persons. This is the system for all civil rights under the Code. In the second book, the law of things is governed. This law is about property rights and land distribution throughout France. In the third and final book, is how to acquire rights. The third book mostly deals with marriage settlements and regulates the number of legal mortgages allowed by any person. The code was the principle in Napoleon's government. The Code was so influential that modern day French government still uses the basic principles of the …show more content…
Although he had several defeats in his military career, Napoleon's victories were very successful and effective in the strategy of conquering most of Europe. One of Napoleon's Major defeats came in 1812 when Napoleon decided to attack Russia. Instead of the traditional style of European warfare in which the troops would be in lines and fire into the opponent's line of troops. The Russians used Guerrilla Warfare to combat Napoleon's forces. Along with the warfare, the Russians would strategically retreat back further into their own land. While the Russians would retreat they would burn and take all supplies that the Russians deemed wee necessary to stop the Franks from resupplying. While dangerously low on supplies and facing a tough Russian winter, a good quantity of Napoleon's troops were killed. Although Napoleon took Moscow, the defeat of over half of his existing army lead Napoleon to go Back to
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After the Battle of Marengo, in 1804 Napoleon would crown himself Emperor of France and would institute the Napoleonic Code. The Code is a series of books that set the laws and regulations of the government that Napoleon created. In the first book of the Code, the contents are mostly about the law of persons. This is the system for all civil rights under the Code. In the second book, the law of things is governed. This law is about property rights and land distribution throughout France. In the third and final book, is how to acquire rights. The third book mostly deals with marriage settlements and regulates the number of legal mortgages allowed by any person. The code was the principle in Napoleon's government. The Code was so influential that modern day French government still uses the basic principles of the …show more content…
Although he had several defeats in his military career, Napoleon's victories were very successful and effective in the strategy of conquering most of Europe. One of Napoleon's Major defeats came in 1812 when Napoleon decided to attack Russia. Instead of the traditional style of European warfare in which the troops would be in lines and fire into the opponent's line of troops. The Russians used Guerrilla Warfare to combat Napoleon's forces. Along with the warfare, the Russians would strategically retreat back further into their own land. While the Russians would retreat they would burn and take all supplies that the Russians deemed wee necessary to stop the Franks from resupplying. While dangerously low on supplies and facing a tough Russian winter, a good quantity of Napoleon's troops were killed. Although Napoleon took Moscow, the defeat of over half of his existing army lead Napoleon to go Back to