Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful generals of the French revolutionary armies. He was emperor of France from 1804-14, and in 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte (1768-1821) is regarded as one of history's greatest military leaders. Born on 15 August 1769, Napoleon was educated at military school in France.For many in Europe, Napoleon was a hero—even a liberator. Many Poles celebrated him for expelling their Russian rulers and helping them to create their own country. Similarly, many in Italy believed he had freed them from Austrian rule.Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations. Napoleon is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide.
What did Napoleon do as Emperor : He revolutionized military organization and training; sponsored the Napoleonic Code, the prototype of later civil-law codes; reorganized education; and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy.
What were Napoleon’s last words
His last words were 'France, the Army, the Head of the Army, Josephine'. Napoleon's body was returned to France and in 1840 was interred in Les Invalides along with the bodies of his brothers and son.
What was Napoleon’s goal : Napoleon ruled for 15 years, closing out the quarter-century so dominated by the French Revolution. His own ambitions were to establish a solid dynasty within France and to create a French-dominated empire in Europe.
The First Consul (Napoleon Bonaparte) then established the motto liberté, ordre public (liberty, public order). the Duke of Wellington The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon's French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.
What led to Napoleon’s death
The physicians who conducted Napoleon's autopsy, on May 6, 1821, concluded that his death was from stomach cancer, exacerbated by bleeding gastric ulcers, after a huge dose of calomel – a compound containing mercury that was used as a medicine – was administered to him on the day before he died.As First Consul, Napoleon instituted a number of lasting reforms: centralised administration of government, a higher education system, a central bank, law codes and a road and sewer system, many of which are still in place today.145Estimated IQs of 301 Geniuses of the 15th – 19th Centuries by Catharine Morris Cox, PhD
Name
Dates
Corrected Est. IQ*
Napoleon Bonaparte
1769-1821
145
Newton, Isaac
1642-1727
190
Pascal, Blaise
1623-1662
195
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669
155
At the time of his death, the French might have recorded his height in French inches, which were a little longer than English inches. They put him at five-foot-two, but this was probably more like 5 feet and 6.5 inches, a perfectly normal height for a man of his time.
How did Napoleon change the world : As First Consul, Napoleon instituted a number of lasting reforms: centralised administration of government, a higher education system, a central bank, law codes and a road and sewer system, many of which are still in place today.
What was Napoleon’s nickname : The Little Corporal Napoleon was called Le Petit Caporal, but the nickname, translated as “The Little Corporal,” was not meant as a reflection of his stature. It was intended as a term of affection by his soldiers.
What were Napoleon’s dying words
His last words were 'France, the Army, the Head of the Army, Josephine'. Napoleon's body was returned to France and in 1840 was interred in Les Invalides along with the bodies of his brothers and son. Emperor of the French In 1804, to consolidate and expand his power, he crowned himself Emperor of the French.He realised that in Napoleon sentiment never got the better of reason, that as a matter of fact he had never intended his proposed "grand enterprise" seriously, and had only used it to preoccupy the mind of the Tsar while he consolidated his own power in Central Europe.
How many Napoleons were killed : He is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history and his wars and campaigns are still studied at military schools worldwide. However, historians still debate the degree to which he was responsible for the Napoleonic Wars, in which between three and six million people died.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful generals of the French revolutionary armies. He was emperor of France from 1804-14, and in 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte (1768-1821) is regarded as one of history's greatest military leaders. Born on 15 August 1769, Napoleon was educated at military school in France.For many in Europe, Napoleon was a hero—even a liberator. Many Poles celebrated him for expelling their Russian rulers and helping them to create their own country. Similarly, many in Italy believed he had freed them from Austrian rule.Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations. Napoleon is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide.
What did Napoleon do as Emperor : He revolutionized military organization and training; sponsored the Napoleonic Code, the prototype of later civil-law codes; reorganized education; and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy.
What were Napoleon’s last words
His last words were 'France, the Army, the Head of the Army, Josephine'. Napoleon's body was returned to France and in 1840 was interred in Les Invalides along with the bodies of his brothers and son.
What was Napoleon’s goal : Napoleon ruled for 15 years, closing out the quarter-century so dominated by the French Revolution. His own ambitions were to establish a solid dynasty within France and to create a French-dominated empire in Europe.
The First Consul (Napoleon Bonaparte) then established the motto liberté, ordre public (liberty, public order).
the Duke of Wellington
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon's French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.
What led to Napoleon’s death
The physicians who conducted Napoleon's autopsy, on May 6, 1821, concluded that his death was from stomach cancer, exacerbated by bleeding gastric ulcers, after a huge dose of calomel – a compound containing mercury that was used as a medicine – was administered to him on the day before he died.As First Consul, Napoleon instituted a number of lasting reforms: centralised administration of government, a higher education system, a central bank, law codes and a road and sewer system, many of which are still in place today.145Estimated IQs of 301 Geniuses of the 15th – 19th Centuries by Catharine Morris Cox, PhD
At the time of his death, the French might have recorded his height in French inches, which were a little longer than English inches. They put him at five-foot-two, but this was probably more like 5 feet and 6.5 inches, a perfectly normal height for a man of his time.
How did Napoleon change the world : As First Consul, Napoleon instituted a number of lasting reforms: centralised administration of government, a higher education system, a central bank, law codes and a road and sewer system, many of which are still in place today.
What was Napoleon’s nickname : The Little Corporal
Napoleon was called Le Petit Caporal, but the nickname, translated as “The Little Corporal,” was not meant as a reflection of his stature. It was intended as a term of affection by his soldiers.
What were Napoleon’s dying words
His last words were 'France, the Army, the Head of the Army, Josephine'. Napoleon's body was returned to France and in 1840 was interred in Les Invalides along with the bodies of his brothers and son.
Emperor of the French
In 1804, to consolidate and expand his power, he crowned himself Emperor of the French.He realised that in Napoleon sentiment never got the better of reason, that as a matter of fact he had never intended his proposed "grand enterprise" seriously, and had only used it to preoccupy the mind of the Tsar while he consolidated his own power in Central Europe.
How many Napoleons were killed : He is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history and his wars and campaigns are still studied at military schools worldwide. However, historians still debate the degree to which he was responsible for the Napoleonic Wars, in which between three and six million people died.