Pros And Cons Of Napoleon Bonaparte

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Over several years of world studies, there are many people who deserve their name for an example, Peter the Great, Alexander the Great, Catherine the Great and etc. They all did something that changed the world but did Napoleon Bonaparte do the same? Did Napoleon do what he needed to do to make his name appreciatable?

In my opinion, I don't think that Napoleon deserves the name " the great "at all he is a bad leader and can tell you why. October 21, 1805, was the battle of Trafalgar which Napoleon lost. That was one of Napoleon's major battles that he lost. The Naval defeat was more important than all of the napoleons victories on land. Because of this big mistake, Napoleon had to give up the power of controlling England.

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