Presentation of Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte, (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) later known as Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the Europe's history!He was a general during the French Revolution,the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic and Emperor of the First French Empire!


Napoleon Bonaparte

He was born in Corsica and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France.In 1799, Napoleon installed himself as First Consul; five years later he crowned himself Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against every major European power and dominated continental Europe through a series of military victories.


Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon scored major victories with a modernised French army and drew his tactics from different sources. His campaigns are studied at military academies the world over and he is widely regarded as one of history's greatest commanders. The Napoleonic code was adopted throughout much of Europe and remained in force after Napoleon's defeat. Napoleon said: "My true glory is not to have won 40 battles...Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories. ... But...what will live forever, is my Civil Code.


Napoleon Bonaparte

In February 1821, his health began to fail rapidly and on May 5th hi died.