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    Napoleon Bonaparte is a perfect example of a man corrupted by power, Napoleon is so corrupted by his greed for power that he turns into an evil man, a villain. Napoleon may have been a villain but he was also incredibly smart, manipulative and conniving, he managed to convince a whole nation of his absolute patriarchy towards their country. He portrayed himself as the ultimate French men, the ultimate War General, the ultimate Ruler and the ultimate being. Napoleon did help to better France by…

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    In my opinion Napoleon was a hero and not a tyrant because of the many modern systems and ideas that are still used today that were instituted by him. Firstly before Napoleon had come into power france had no standard law system, the punishment for lets say theft would vary from province to province and how powerful the person you stole from was. After napoleon had instituted the napoleonic code, france's first standard law system the punishment would not vary and you would get punished more…

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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…

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    Of course, with everything settled in, Napoleon created the Napoleonic Code. The Napoleonic Code, (or the Civil Code of 1804) was one of the most important things that Napoleon has done. During the monarchy, or the reign of Louis XVI, the Convention began the process of organizing and updating the French laws, but was interrupted by the Revolution. Napoleon orders the Council of State to seek from lawyers to arrange the laws of the land and Napoleon himself attended the discussions and debates.…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most well known military leaders and emperors to walk the earth. He rapidly rose through the military ranks during the French Revolution, and eventually crowned himself emperor. The intelligent and hard working Napoleon managed to conquer much of Europe in the early 19th century and dominated in many battles. One famous battles is the Battle of Austerlitz, or the Battle of the Three Emperors. In this battle, Napoleon demonstrates his genius military strategies,…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte the first, was the Emperor of France starting in 1804. With an addition of a being a general, he was able to have complete control of the army and military and decide what actions they would take. With this role he was able to lead the Grande Armee. The Grande Armee was created by Napoleon in 1802 and the purpose was to be able to train his officers in the way he would like for them to be trained. It had appeared that Napoleon and his army was winning all of the battles in…

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    George Washington is one of the greatest Revolutionary war heroes of all time! George Washington was very dependable, brave, and a great leader in the Revolutionary war. When people were younger they looked up to heroes, because of that they wanted to be one of them when they grow up. George Washington was no stranger to people list of heroes, they really want to be like him because he was strong leader that inspired me to be a strong leader. George Washington´s bravery was so strong that his…

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    Chapter Eight Johannes was aware that the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie de Beauharnais had returned to Paris when her nephew Louis-Napoleon reclaimed the Emperor’s throne. He knew she would be able to help him. The Emperor had arranged for the Dowager Duchess to stay at the Hôtel de Ville close to the Tuileries Palace. Stéphanie de Beauharnais had merely transferred her royal court from the Mannheim Palace where she had resided since the death of her husband to the Hôtel de Ville after the…

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    BenWhile many historians highly regard Napoleon, Hitler is met with nothing but contempt. On the surface, these men seem to have taken highly different approaches to their rule; however, they had more in common than one would think. Notable similarities include having been born outside of the countries they late ruled, having begun their rule during a republic that they turned into a dictatorship, and having started their fall from power with a failed attempt at invading Russia; while their…

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    the most powerful leader of his time and stopped a large revolution of the people, it also stopped an army from conquering any more of europe and restore equality to the countries. To start off we have to begin with Napoleon Bonaparte, Unlike Napoleon Dynamite in the movie Napoleon Dynamite who was a awkward teen in high school, he was the leader of the…

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