House of Bonaparte

This isn't a question that can be answered in these simplistic terms he did heroic acts as well as villainess. All napoleon wanted to do is unify Europe into one massive country. He restored France to its former state of order. But there is also the fact of the matter that he killed possibly millions of people. So a person can not pompously state that Napoleon was a hero or a villain, because he was both or close to it anyways, he was a necessary evil. Napoleon's dream and goal was conquered…

the man who conquered most of Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power by overcoming challenges and being very successful, but he eventually fell out of power regaining it only shortly before his death. Napoleon had to overcome many challenges on his rise to power. Napoleon was born on the island Corsica, but went to school in France and…

Napoleon is arguably one of the greatest and most determined French leaders the world has ever seen. He had redrawn the boundary of the French empire and did so with the utmost ability to lead a successful and powerful army for numerous years. Throughout the empire, Napoleon was able to spread his ideas and reform movements that influenced other countries around France. Napoleons fall created an uprising of the other countries surrounding France that had been suppressed throughout his reign and…

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general and emperor who brought revolution to France and its military in the early nineteenth-century. Napoleon took control of France following the French Revolution, when he rose to prominence, and guided the nation and its citizens through political chaos and war. His name is one which left a great mark on European history and politics. Napoleon’s legacy continues as a controversial political and military leader because of his Machiavellian style. A…

Napoleon Bonaparte was an interesting person. He had a short temper at time, (mostly with his wife) he had extreme character, clever, he was good at giving speeches, very manipulative in his own way. Bonaparte was very good at inspirering people by his speechs. Thats what made his the kind of powerful leader that he was. One thing that changed Bonaparte was his drive to have absolute power apon all people. Growing up on the island of corssica, he grew up hating the french. After many years of…

the American commissioner, Silas Deane." In December of 1776, he contracted to serve as a general in the Continental army. He bought a ship to take him and ten other officers to North America. In 1777 a stranger came to Chaillot and stayed in the house of a gardener. The gardener wouldn’t tell who the man was, what he was doing there, or where he came from. He would only say that he was a gentleman and he wished to remain anonymous. The gardener would from then on always refer to him as “The…

Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica in 1769, and at the age of nine he received a scholarship from the military school Ecole Militaire. He soon became a military genius and led France’s army through through the French Revolution. He was a hero and eventually gained political power due to his popularity and success as a leader, soon becoming the emperor of France. The goals of the French Revolution were to overthrow the monarchy, convert France to democracy, and give the peasants rights. The…

Napoleon Bonaparte was a controversial French military and political leader. He rose to power in a coup d’état near the end of the French Revolution. France was largely ambivalent about Napoleon, but the overwhelming opinion of Napoleon outside of France was negative. Still, even with all bad, Napoleon came to France when they needed him most, amidst all the death and insanity of the French Revolution. Many people took advantage of the French Revolution to gain power, including Jacques Roux,…

Napoleon Bonaparte started off as a middle-class man with large amounts of ambition. He slowly gained his power by leading various successful military campaigns during the French Revolution. After he got his name out there, he quickly rose through the military ranks. Using this fame to his advantage, and he gained many government positions. He also attracted Joséphine de Beauharnais, the former mistress of Barras during this time period. Their marriage had brought a positive influence in…

Napoleon Bonaparte: the Long and Short of his Life This essay about Napoleon Bonaparte. I will use reliable internet sources and my textbook for factual research information about his life from when he was born to his time as an emperor. My objective with this essay is to show some of his greatest achievements and his worst mistake. Born on August 15, 1769, on the island of Corsica, Napoleon was the second surviving child out of eight. His family was considered only minor nobility nor…