Napoleon Bonaparte's Life And How He Changed France

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Napoleon Bonaparte
By: Seth D.

Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most powerful military leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries, changed Europe and France. His cunning battle tactics and strategies opted him to be emperor of France which he did become. Even though he was a pretty bad person, some may refer him to Hitler of the 18th century. People say he is similar to Adolf Hitler because how he was a ruthless country taker over like him. I've even heard people call Napoleon Bonaparte the first anti-christ but to France at the time he was a hero and in this informative paper you will learn about his life and how he changed France As a young child , Napoleon attended school in mainland France, where he learned the French language, and

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