Napoleon

Summary - Napoleon Bonaparte was a powerful force in Europe from 1799 to 1815. He rose from the ranks of the French army to become the emperor of France. By 1812 he had control of most of Europe. Unfortunately, he met his demise when he attempted to invade Russia. His downfall was almost as swift as his rise to power.



Napoleon was a great leader and helped out Europe both positivly and negativly after the french revolution. Napoleon was well liked and respected by the people because he gave them what they wanted and listened to them. He was also great at leading successful battles, but if one was not successful he was good at keeping it secret. One thing that was a negative impact was the attempt to invade Russia when Napoleon entered with over 422,000 troops but left will about 10,000. Another negative effect Napoleon had was that he was often portrayed as overall leader and all of his troops where just his workers. A positive effect he left was the Napoleonic Code which was likelaws for the people.