Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821

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Napoleon Bonaparte1769-1821
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• Born 1769 Corsica Italian parents
• At 9 accepted into a French military academy

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• At 16 Lt. in Louis XVIs army
• The Revolution enabled him to rise in the ranks

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• 1793 Toulons -turned back the British
• 1795 Hero of the Convention

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• 1796 The Italian Campaign

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• 1798 The Egyptian Campaign
• Rosetta Stone - Began the
  modernfascination with Ancient Egypt

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• 1798 Battle of the Nile

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• 1799 returned to Paris a hero!
• Invited to join a conspiracy to overthrow the
  Directory
• Nov 9, the Brumaire coup

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• 1802 elected First Consul for Life

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• 1804 Crowns himself Emperor of the
  French

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• 1805-1810 Height of military successes
• Ulm
• Austerlitz
• Jenna
• Auerstadt
• Friedland
• Borodino

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Son of the Revolution or Disguised
Dictatorship?

• 1st modern police state
• Appointed all key civilian and
• military officials
• Initiated all legislation
• Censored speech press
• Arbitrary arrests and imprisonment
• Utilized a secret police
• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity became
• Equality, Authority, Efficiency

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• Personal qualities
• short!
• rude
• bad temper
• insulting
• insensitive
• mood swings
• photographic memory
• concentrate for hours
• power naps
• brilliant insights
• grasp complex problems
• rapid decision-maker
• Charisma, charisma

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• 1813 Battle of Nations
• 1814 Abdication to Elba
• 1815 100 Days
• Waterloo
• St. Helena
• 1821 dead of Stomach cancer