Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a emperor in the French Empire and led a army to invade a take over countries such as Austria-Hungary, Prussia, Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Italy, Spain, Switzerland, etc.. Napoleon was very good at battle strategies as well. Napoleon would lure his enemies, train his Calvary to form different positions, and also had modernized weapons. Napoleon had reformed most of France as well. He bring economic prosperity back, he modernized France, and made peace with the catholic church.
A young man in the making.
Napoleon was born on August 15th, 1769, in Corsica, France. His father was Carlo Maria Bonaparte, who was a Corsican lawyer and a assistant to Pasquale Paoli. His mother was Letizia Bonaparte, during his empire she was into a "retirement". His family had minor nobility to the Corsican but were still poor.
His education focused first on the French Language. In Corsica, a year before Napoleon before it was owned by the Kingdom of Italy but then taken by the French. Napoleon did not learn how to speak French. Napoleon found speaking French difficult and hard for memorizing. Napoleon would also have a strong Corsican accent as well.
At the age of 6, he was accepted into a military academy in Brienne, France. Military academy was not cheap to get into however. Thanks to Count Marbeuf however he got in. Count Marbeuf was a Corsican general that had assisted the minor noble Carlo and his family in whatever need. He also had a very friendly relationship with Litizia. By the age of 9, he moved to Brienne andmilitarilyd military school.
At Brienne, he was mostly bullied for who he was. His Corsican heritage had managed him to have bad spelling issues along with handwriting. He also had been put into a small dorm with a plot of land (Napoleon just used it for gardening). Napoleon had his passion set on his education. He loved to read and was the only thing he had to do due to his poverty issues.
After Brienne, he continued to attend a military school in Paris, France. At 15, he was excellent in math and geometry making it perfect for artillery. Artillery back then was a elite branch of the french military. He was also nominated by King Louis XVI himself. With his excellence in military school, it only took him one year to graduate.
At 16, Napoleon had received a position in the royal artillery as a Second Lieutenant.
His education focused first on the French Language. In Corsica, a year before Napoleon before it was owned by the Kingdom of Italy but then taken by the French. Napoleon did not learn how to speak French. Napoleon found speaking French difficult and hard for memorizing. Napoleon would also have a strong Corsican accent as well.
At the age of 6, he was accepted into a military academy in Brienne, France. Military academy was not cheap to get into however. Thanks to Count Marbeuf however he got in. Count Marbeuf was a Corsican general that had assisted the minor noble Carlo and his family in whatever need. He also had a very friendly relationship with Litizia. By the age of 9, he moved to Brienne andmilitarilyd military school.
At Brienne, he was mostly bullied for who he was. His Corsican heritage had managed him to have bad spelling issues along with handwriting. He also had been put into a small dorm with a plot of land (Napoleon just used it for gardening). Napoleon had his passion set on his education. He loved to read and was the only thing he had to do due to his poverty issues.
After Brienne, he continued to attend a military school in Paris, France. At 15, he was excellent in math and geometry making it perfect for artillery. Artillery back then was a elite branch of the french military. He was also nominated by King Louis XVI himself. With his excellence in military school, it only took him one year to graduate.
At 16, Napoleon had received a position in the royal artillery as a Second Lieutenant.
His legacy in the military
Napoleon's first role in the military was Second Lieutenant. He was given this position right after graduating from military school in just 1 year. He originally went to the school to join the navy, but then he switched to artillery.
Napoleon's first major battle was the Siege of Toulon. His main objective was too sieze back a french naval base that was taken first by French royalist. The British themselves had taken over 70 ships as well.
Napoleon's army was well trained before the battle, so he was ready for action. Before the battle there was a bombardment on the French troops. They then had assaulted the anchorage of base, then had rammed forces into the base and opened fire, all of this lead by Napoleon. After they took control of the city, they took as many royalist citizens as they could and later executed them. Napoleon was promoted to brigadier general
Napoleon then saved Paris when the royalist attacked. He saved them by putting artillery all around the roofs of Paris. His army ended up kill 1,000 royalist.
After that he took command of the Army of Italy. It was a weak, and tired army. However with Napoleon's help, they had captured over 150,000 soldiers and a lot of heavy artillery. Since he couldn't attack the Royal Navy of Great Britain because his own navy was too weak, he invaded Egypt.
The main reason that the French wanted Egypt was to stop trade between India and Britain. The Battle of the Pyramids, as they call it, was the major point that Napoleon won Egypt for himself. His army was outmatched 3:1 but he still won with only 300 soldiers dead. However, his army was destroyed by Horatio Nelson, a British naval Admiral and his troops were also sick with the Bubonic Plague.
After Egypt, he let 1 and a half years of peace go by to train and supply his army. By this time Napoleon was a Consul of France which gave him a lot of power with the military. He had sold land in North America that made 16 million dollars, which is really cheap. Why would he sell it? It was too hard to manage and too hard to defend from other countries. As a consul he also drafted the Napoleonic code which just gave basic laws to France, and also declared himself Consul for life.
Napoleon's first major battle was the Siege of Toulon. His main objective was too sieze back a french naval base that was taken first by French royalist. The British themselves had taken over 70 ships as well.
Napoleon's army was well trained before the battle, so he was ready for action. Before the battle there was a bombardment on the French troops. They then had assaulted the anchorage of base, then had rammed forces into the base and opened fire, all of this lead by Napoleon. After they took control of the city, they took as many royalist citizens as they could and later executed them. Napoleon was promoted to brigadier general
Napoleon then saved Paris when the royalist attacked. He saved them by putting artillery all around the roofs of Paris. His army ended up kill 1,000 royalist.
After that he took command of the Army of Italy. It was a weak, and tired army. However with Napoleon's help, they had captured over 150,000 soldiers and a lot of heavy artillery. Since he couldn't attack the Royal Navy of Great Britain because his own navy was too weak, he invaded Egypt.
The main reason that the French wanted Egypt was to stop trade between India and Britain. The Battle of the Pyramids, as they call it, was the major point that Napoleon won Egypt for himself. His army was outmatched 3:1 but he still won with only 300 soldiers dead. However, his army was destroyed by Horatio Nelson, a British naval Admiral and his troops were also sick with the Bubonic Plague.
After Egypt, he let 1 and a half years of peace go by to train and supply his army. By this time Napoleon was a Consul of France which gave him a lot of power with the military. He had sold land in North America that made 16 million dollars, which is really cheap. Why would he sell it? It was too hard to manage and too hard to defend from other countries. As a consul he also drafted the Napoleonic code which just gave basic laws to France, and also declared himself Consul for life.
Napoleon's eMPIRE
Napoleon had no family involved in the government of France at all. Which means there was no way for him to be a king or be part of a royal family at all. So he had just took the empire for himself in 1804. He took the crown from Pope Pius the VII and crowned him and his wife, Josephine de Beauharnias.
His first three enemies were Britain, Russia and Austria. He couldn't defeat the Royal Navy of Britain so he put a blockade on them. Then he went to Germany and surrounded the Austrian army. He then used special tactics that helped defeat the Austrian army that combined with Russia's army. This lead to all three countries to sign peace treaties.
But, Russia and England had joined back together and invited Prussia and Poland to go against the French empire. Napoleon had then fought against the Polish and pushed back the Polish/Russian army back to Russia. While he was defeating the army he then took over some German states as well.
Then the Peninsular war had taken place. It was simply Napoleon wanting to invade Spain and Portugal to take. He was successful at first. But the people of Spain did not like the French control so they revolted against France. After the successful revolt in Spain, Napoleon himself had then gone to Spain himself and then led the french army to take back Spain.
Napoleon had then defeated the Austrians again in 1809 because of the lack of attacking Napoleon at his weak spot. Pope Pius VII had also been kidnapped but not under Napoleon's order. He was never released because the Pope never went to Napoleon's wedding.
His first three enemies were Britain, Russia and Austria. He couldn't defeat the Royal Navy of Britain so he put a blockade on them. Then he went to Germany and surrounded the Austrian army. He then used special tactics that helped defeat the Austrian army that combined with Russia's army. This lead to all three countries to sign peace treaties.
But, Russia and England had joined back together and invited Prussia and Poland to go against the French empire. Napoleon had then fought against the Polish and pushed back the Polish/Russian army back to Russia. While he was defeating the army he then took over some German states as well.
Then the Peninsular war had taken place. It was simply Napoleon wanting to invade Spain and Portugal to take. He was successful at first. But the people of Spain did not like the French control so they revolted against France. After the successful revolt in Spain, Napoleon himself had then gone to Spain himself and then led the french army to take back Spain.
Napoleon had then defeated the Austrians again in 1809 because of the lack of attacking Napoleon at his weak spot. Pope Pius VII had also been kidnapped but not under Napoleon's order. He was never released because the Pope never went to Napoleon's wedding.
The Fall of Napoleon
Mistakes that were made in the emperor were not altering the war at all. Except Napoleon is going to make one of the biggest mistakes in the war when he decides to tries to invade Russia. See Russia's weather was the worst for any army, even it's own. It was easy to contract diseases and hypothermia. Not only did Russia have their weather but they also scorched all of the food, tools and shelter available in Russia. Napoleon originally came in with 540,000 troops, and left with 70,000.
The next blow came when Russia, Prussia, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Britain had teamed to defeat the French. Over the next several months, Napoleon would lose over 90,000 troops and still have Germany. After his marshals in the government betrayed him and he had nothing else, he finally surrendered to the Allies.
In punishment, Napoleon was exiled to island of Elba. You would think this is the end, NOT! Napoleon had rallied 1,000 men on Elba and had returned to France in 1815. When he got his troops in Paris, they had not killed him but they had instead live up to him again. In less than 100 days, he had gained 200,000 troops. Russia, Austria, and Prussia had gained 350,00 troops and attacked Paris where Napoleon was.
Napoleon had another mistake however, he had let his generals plan tactics to destroy the opposing forces. His generals had bat strategies and ended up losing, which led to Napoleon losing once more.
This led to Napoleon second exile to St. Helena Island. He died on May 5, 1821, marking the end of the French empire.
The next blow came when Russia, Prussia, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Britain had teamed to defeat the French. Over the next several months, Napoleon would lose over 90,000 troops and still have Germany. After his marshals in the government betrayed him and he had nothing else, he finally surrendered to the Allies.
In punishment, Napoleon was exiled to island of Elba. You would think this is the end, NOT! Napoleon had rallied 1,000 men on Elba and had returned to France in 1815. When he got his troops in Paris, they had not killed him but they had instead live up to him again. In less than 100 days, he had gained 200,000 troops. Russia, Austria, and Prussia had gained 350,00 troops and attacked Paris where Napoleon was.
Napoleon had another mistake however, he had let his generals plan tactics to destroy the opposing forces. His generals had bat strategies and ended up losing, which led to Napoleon losing once more.
This led to Napoleon second exile to St. Helena Island. He died on May 5, 1821, marking the end of the French empire.