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  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    I love power, but I love it only as an artist loves his art. I have only one passion and one mistress–France. I wake with her. I sleep with her. My only mistress is power, and I work too hard in winning her to allow myself easily to be robbed of her or even envied for possessing her. Ambition is so much a part of me and my temperament, of my constitution, that is has

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    Submitted: December 1, 2008 By: Jessica
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte, the son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte, was born in Ajaccio, Corsica on August 15, 1768. In 1779, he was sent to a military school in Paris. He was made fun of by the French there, and gave him the dream of power. Napoleon was waiting for the right time to achieve greater power, and that moment came when the French monarchy was overthrown. Napoleon's parents were radicals, and both died

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    Essay Length: 521 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the greatest military and political masterminds in the history of man. Napoleon's brilliance led him through extremely successful Italian campaigns, major battles against the Third Coalition and helped him rule politically to keep the gains of the revolution. Napoleon, through his military conquests and political alterations, made France a great nation. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15th, 1769 in small town of Ajaccio on the island of

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: David
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon was one of the most important figures in European history. As one of the greatest military leaders, Napoleon did many things to modernize the European nations he ruled. In 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. His middle class family was of Italian descent. After completing his education, Napoleon went to France to become a solider. In Napoleon's first battle as leader of an army, he became famous. By pointing artillery at the

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    Essay Length: 620 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: David
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Few individuals have come along that have totally captured the imaginations of their historians. Perhaps the most known of these characters is Napoleon Bonaparte. The part of his life often found most interesting was his modest beginnings. Here, like some Hollywood movie is the tale of an exceptional man whose intelligence and rise from the bottom is eventually defeated by his flaws, which cause him to fall from power. He was

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    Essay Length: 1,689 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: March 18, 2009 By: David
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon was one of the most important figures in European history. As one of the greatest military leaders, Napoleon did many things to modernize the European nations he ruled. In 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. His middle class family was of Italian descent. After completing his education, Napoleon went to France to become a solider. In Napoleon's first battle as leader of an army, he became famous. By pointing artillery at the

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    Essay Length: 620 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Vika
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte had many different sides to him and to many faces to count. To some, he was an extraordinary military commander who led an army to victory. To others, he was a distinguished civil administrator, and yet others thought of him as a great man that was tossed complicated twists in his short life. He is both a historical figure and a legend and it is sometimes difficult to separate the two. There have

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte, a Corsican born in 1769, was a natural leader, and was brought up learning war tactics and studied firearms technology in school. At age 9 he started military school, and although he was not the most popular child, he had a natural tendency for war. He was made an officer in the French Army at age sixteen, and he worked his way up through the ranks, fighting for the side of the revolution.

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    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Mike
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte I loved power and usually had plenty of it. Napoleon’s path with power was very rough and bumpy. Sometimes he was high up top and had a lot of it. Other times he was in a deep pothole and had none at all. Napoleon wanted power and he didn’t care how he got it as long as he got it; even if that meant running someone over. Even when Napoleon was very

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Napoleon Bonaparte - Son of the Revolution

    Napoleon Bonaparte - Son of the Revolution

    Napoleon Bonaparte or should I say the "Son of the Revolution", I believe was both a preserver and a destroyer of the French Revolution. In fact, "In a sense, Napoleon brought the revolution to an end in 1799, but he was also a child of the revolution" (Spielvogel 544, 1). Napoleon had helped the French people and the French government in various ways; nevertheless, Napoleon thought that constantly the people owed him. I think that

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Max
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte is a widely known, extremely controversial figure when it comes to the political position of France surrounding the time after the French revolution. France had experienced a time of great turmoil for years on end and though they hoped for their liberal ideas to be expressed the endless mayhem had become monotonous and undesirable. In this way, Napoleon's entrance into French politics was strategically placed. Though his political attitude was far from what

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Jack
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte restored stability and leadership in France but at a costly expense. The Napoleonic wars devastated the economic structure of France. Due to inflation incurred because of the wars French currency became vulnerable. Since all of France's money was going into the army it put the state into great debt. The wars and ultimate defeat also put France in a crisis regarding foreign trade. All of these factors contributed in crippling France economically during

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769, as a citizen to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. At the age of 9, Napoleon’s parents sent him to military school in Northern France, near Paris. After seven years of military education, Napoleon excelled and graduated from his studies. He was appointed as lieutenant in the artillery. When the French revolution was progressing, Napoleon joined the forces of the new government (Third Estate). In the October of 1795, young

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte One of the most brilliant individuals in history, Napoleon Bonaparte was a masterful soldier, and a superb administrator. He was also utterly ruthless, a dictator and, later in his career, thought he could do no wrong. Not a Frenchman by birth, Napoleon Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio on Corsica only just sold to France by the Italian state of Genoa on August 15, 1769.He attended French at the school of Autun and

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

    Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

    Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Few individuals have come along that have totally captured the imaginations of their historians. Perhaps the most known of these characters is Napoleon Bonaparte. The part of his life often found most interesting was his modest beginnings. Here, like some Hollywood movie is the tale of an exceptional man whose intelligence and rise from the bottom is eventually defeated by his flaws, which cause him to fall from power. He was

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    Essay Length: 1,689 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: June 12, 2010 By: Vika
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the greatest military and political masterminds in the history of man. Napoleon's brilliance led him through extremely successful Italian campaigns, major battles against the Third Coalition and helped him rule politically to keep the gains of the revolution. Napoleon, through his military conquests and political alterations, made France a great nation. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15th, 1769 in small town of Ajaccio on the island of

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    Submitted: April 25, 2011 By: amory
  • Reasons on Why Napoleon Had Lost the Campaign of 1812

    Reasons on Why Napoleon Had Lost the Campaign of 1812

    Napoleon's Reasons for Defeat The Campaign of 1812 should have been a another crusade for Napoleon, but he now faced 2 new policies that he had never faced before, the severe Russian winter and the notorious scorched-earth policy. On June 23, 1812 Napoleon's Grande Armee, over 500,000 men strong, poured over the Russian border. An equal amount of Russian forces awaited them. The result of the campaign was a surprise. Two authors, General carl von

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Napoleon's Defeat

    Napoleon's Defeat

    The Campaign of 1812 should have been a another crusade for Napoleon, but he now faced 2 new policies that he had never faced before, the severe Russian winter and the notorious scorched-earth policy. On June 23, 1812 Napoleon's Grande Armee, over 500,000 men strong, poured over the Russian border. An equal amount of Russian forces awaited them. The result of the campaign was a surprise. Two authors, General carl von Clausewitz and Brett James,

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Napolean Bonaparte

    Napolean Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte, who is also known as the "little Corsican", was born on August 15,1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. His family had moved there from Italy in the 16th century. His original name was Napoleone. He had 7 brothers and sisters. His original nationality was Corsican-Italian. He also despised the French. He thought they were oppressors of his native land. His father was a lawyer, and was also anti-French. One reason Napoleon may have

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • How Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Led to His Downfall

    How Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Led to His Downfall

    How Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Led To His Downfall How Napoleon's Invasion of Russia Led To His Downfall Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Russia was a major factor in his downfall. In 1812, Napoleon, whose alliance with Alexander I had disintegrated, launched an invasion into Russia that ended in a disastrous retreat from Moscow. Thereafter, all of Europe, including his own allies, Austria and Prussia, united against him. Although he continued to fight, the odds he

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • Napoleon's Farwell Address Speech Analysis

    Napoleon's Farwell Address Speech Analysis

    Napoleon's Farewell Address To The Old Guard A truly dramatic moment in history occurred on April 20, 1814, as Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and would-be ruler of Europe said goodbye to the Old Guard after his failed invasion of Russia and defeat by the Allies. By that time, Napoleon had ruled France and surrounding countries for twenty years. Originally an officer in the French Army, he had risen to become Emperor among the political

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    Submitted: March 23, 2009 By: Top
  • Napoleon French Revolution

    Napoleon French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a series of complex events from 1789 to 1799. The Revolution consisted of 3 stages and a 4th following the revolution. The first stage known as The First French Revolution was a constitutional struggle that was for the most part passive. During these periods very little violence erupted however, it still had its fair share of problems. A group of brave, influential men expressed criticism towards the King and his policies.

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • War After Napoleon to World War II

    War After Napoleon to World War II

    8 Aug 2002 WAR AFTER NAPOLEON TO WORLD WAR II After the defeat of Napoleon and the French Empire, the world looked favorably upon options for peace. The greatest sea power of the time was Britain, and with the goal of controlling the free trade, the island country looked to make the waters more advantageous. The British government realized that a countries wealth was not going to be possessed by an expanding empire, but by

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Napoleon - an Enlightened Despot

    Napoleon - an Enlightened Despot

    Enlightened despotism is when there is an absolute ruler, in some cases a tyrant, who follows the principles of the Enlightenment through reforms. Permitting religious toleration, allowing freedom of the press and speech, and expanding education are a few main guidelines to being and enlightened despot. Napoleon I is often referred to as one of the greatest enlightened despots. Although, he did not follow the ideas of the enlightenment entirely, he managed his country in

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Failure of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign

    The Failure of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign

    Napoleon Bonaparte was seemingly invincible. Under his command, the Grande Armee had conquered much of Europe, and was viewed by others as an austere foe. Though despite all this, Napoleon made a fatal mistake: he entered Russia. Of the 600,000 troops that reached the Russian border, only 100,000 made it out (Moore, Online). Through the Russian Campaign the seemingly indomitable man of Napoleon began to crumble at the base, and after numerous fatal errors, the

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Bred

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