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    bloodiest revolution that would reinvent the ways of thinking and reasoning in the world. In the midst of chaos, one of the most controversial men in history rose through the military ranks and became the Emperor of France. His name was Napoleon Bonaparte. Historians have mixed opinions about Napoleon. Some say he upheld the values and goals of the French Revolution, some say he undermined them. During his reign, Napoleon made sure all men were born equal, and promoted meritocracy. Also, he…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was a great historical figure who made many great reforms in the history of France and Europe. On August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in the Corsican city of Ajaccio to Carlo and Marie-Letizia Bounaparte. He had eleven siblings. He started his education at all boy’s school in Ajaccio. Since he belonged to a fairly wealthy family, he entered French military school and joined the college of Autun in Burgundy, France. In 1785, Napoleon became a second lieutenant in the…

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    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…

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    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…

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    Though he hadn’t set foot on the battlefield, Lafayette would play an important role in the creation of the United States of America. Marquis de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757, in, Chavaniac, France. To Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette and Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière. He moved in 1759 when his father was killed and his mother moved themselves to Paris. He was raised in Chateau Chavaniac in the mountains of Auvergne until the age of twelve. A fun fact about Marquis de…

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    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,…

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    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…

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    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…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born the 15th of august 1769. Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader. Napoleon Bonaparte gained his power during the French revolution and he also lead many successful campaigns during the revolutionary wars. Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of France from 1804 to 1814 and once again in 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica an island located west of the Italian peninsula. Napoleon Bonaparte was the fourth child in their family and the…

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    revolutions, overthrows, and constitutions written. Karl Marx, through the book, The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, explains the uprising of a new political leader within France, Louis Napoleon or Louis Bonaparte. Bonaparte’s reign to power came with the growing dissent between the social classes within France and the revolution that followed. The choices made by the leaders that came before Bonaparte aided him in his success to become the president within France and then the emperor. Class…

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