Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution; the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804; then Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français) under the name Napoleon I (Napoléon Ier) from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814; and briefly restored as Emperor from 20 March to 22 June 1815.
Napoleon is generally regarded by both admirers and detractors as one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. Some consider him to be a cruel tyrant, responsible for war and sowing the seeds for future World Wars.[1]
Over the course of little more than a decade, the armies of France under his command fought almost every European power (often simultaneously) and acquired control of most of continental Europe by conquest or alliance until his disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, followed by defeat at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, which led to his abdication several months later and his exile to the island of Elba. He staged a comeback known as the Hundred Days (les Cent Jours), but was again defeated decisively by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in present day Belgium on 18 June 1815, followed shortly afterwards by his surrender to the British and his exile to the island of Saint Helena, where he died six years later.
Although Napoleon himself developed few military innovations, apart from the divisional squares employed in Egypt and the placement of artillery into batteries, he used the best tactics from a variety of sources, and the modernized French army, as reformed under the various revolutionary governments, to score several major victories. His campaigns are studied at military academies all over the world and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest commanders ever to have lived. Aside from his military achievements, Napoleon is also remembered for the establishment of the Napoleonic Code. He is considered by some to have been one of the "enlightened despots".
He also appointed several members of the Bonaparte family and close friends of his as monarchs of countries he conquered and as important government figures (his brother Lucien became France's Minister of Finance). Although their reigns did not survive his downfall, a nephew, Napoleon III, ruled France later in the nineteenth century.
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Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution; the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804; then Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français) under the name Napoleon I (Napoléon Ier) from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814; and briefly restored as Emperor from 20 March to 22 June 1815.
Napoleon is generally regarded by both admirers and detractors as one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. Some consider him to be a cruel tyrant, responsible for war and sowing the seeds for future World Wars.
Over the course of little more than a decade, the armies of France under his command fought almost every European power (often simultaneously) and acquired control of most of continental Europe by conquest or alliance until his disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, followed by defeat at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, which led to his abdication several months later and his exile to the island of Elba. He staged a comeback known as the Hundred Days (les Cent Jours), but was again defeated decisively by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in present day Belgium on 18 June 1815, followed shortly afterwards by his surrender to the British and his exile to the island of Saint Helena, where he died six years later.
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Saints Helena
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search for battle of waterloo
or just wrtite napoleon bonaprate in google u will find plenty of results
2006-09-08 04:17:05
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
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answered by dan 4
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try
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=napolean+bonaparte&Submit2=Go
2006-09-08 06:12:55
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answered by sushobhan 6
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Go to www.napoleonbonaparte.com or go to www.dogpile.com
2006-09-08 04:25:36
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answered by Ducks rule the world!!! 2
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http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95aug/napoleon.html
READ!!!
2006-09-08 04:17:38
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answered by Anonymous
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www.wikipedia.com
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that movie is sexy
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