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    In the late 1790’s, Napoleon Bonaparte was like the rest of the people in France—they were tired of war, revolution and violence. Led by Napoleon, they carried out a coup d’ etat. Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica in 1769 and he became an officer in France. He commanded in many battles and led France to victory with his brilliant tactics. However, he was a general with great ambition, who wanted to rule France. He gained his power by forcing out the legislature and started up a new government

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was always destined to be legend. Under his ambitious command, France, and perhaps the entire world, changed. He spread the ideas of enlightenment across the globe, using his military skill to bring it to neighboring countries. He ruled his people justly, and was a true hero among men; except that’s not entirely true. Napoleon is legend, no questions to be had there. But has he lived in glory, or infamy? He changed France, but not necessarily for the better. He spread his ideas

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    Napoleon III who once was exiled as a child, dominantly rose to power during the French 2nd Revolution becoming President of France in 1848, he changed France with his mostly successful policies which in result caused France to grow economically faster than it once did, further the industry plus agriculture and even put an end to the republic/assembly to declare himself Emperor of France in 1852. Napoleon III did anything and absolutely everything within his power to make France the dominant

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    multiple different ways. Napoleon Bonaparte was no different. Faced with the responsibility of leading post-revolution France at the age of just 30 years old, the widely respected military general was both honored, and sometimes disliked, by the French people. Bonaparte made strong promises to his citizens, and was a brilliant war strategist, while occasionally being vain and narcissistic as the hero of France. Because of his contradicting words and actions, Napoleon Bonaparte is widely seen as an antihero

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    Napoleon and His Reign Every leader wants to be like the great men and women that went down in history as rulers that influenced the world: Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Catherine the Great of Russia, and Napoleon Bonaparte of France. Everyone wants to be as successful, efficient, and as well known as these important figures in history. Napoleon the boar from George Orwell’s Animal Farm is no exception. After the animals rebelled against the cruel Mr. Jones, they believed in equality

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    Just a week ago, Napoleon Bonaparte became the new French Emperor. How does this affect France, you may ask? Some people may feel threatened that Napoleon suddenly decided to take so much power in the French government. My name is Jehan Martin, and I’m an editor for Le Moniteur Universel, a very well known French newspaper. Today, I’ll talk about why I, along with many others, think that Napoleon is a marvelous leader! His reign started on November 10, 1799, when Napoleon and his supporters heroically

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    like to do, is to be a god ”(Napoleon Bonaparte). Napoléon Bonaparte, named one of the greatest conquers of history, rose to power for many reasons, but how did he succeed? Was it because he took over the existing ministry of war, expanded it, and made it more efficient, or was it because he was a brilliant general in the art of war? Like all leaders Napoleon fell from power for economic and political reasons that I will address later in this essay. Napoleon Bonaparte, in my opinion, was a brilliant

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    that’s exactly what happened to Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonaparte had great ambitions that changed the world forever. In May of 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed himself the Emperor of France. He remained emperor from 1804 to 1814 and briefly again in 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte was regarded as a prominent man in Western civilization. Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean Sea. Napoleon Bonaparte had two wives. He first married

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    like a lion.”- Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was was an arrogant man that made himself an emperor in France. Before this France was very unorganized. Some people question if he was a hero or tyrant, in my opinion he was a hero. He may have done some questionable things but I believe they were for his country's best interest. France was declared republican in 1792, threes years after the French Revolution, King Louis XVIII died and Napoleon declared himself emperor. Napoleon was very geographically

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was an undeniably strong leader of France, however he was not truthful to his inferiors who gave him his power. Napoleon believed he was the master of France and that he had complete power of the country. He looked down upon his peers and the other citizens of France. Bonaparte gained his popularity by standing with the common people during the revolutionary period of France but did not continue with the views he expressed during this period when he became Emperor. Napoleon Bonaparte

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