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  • Spanish Guerillas
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    Napoleon and the Spanish Resistance Throughout time, the military has been considered one of the key features in a civilization. It has been considered the heart and soul of many countries and empires and has been the center of many cultures. Throughout history we have seen many military leaders and military powers. We have seen military techniques and technology change as we progress. Our schools are filled with legends of great war heroes and hard-fought battles. One such hero is Napoleon Bona...
  • New States And Napoleon
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    Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on 15 August 1769, the second of Carlo and Letitia Bonaparte's eight children. In 1778, Napoleon began his education at Autun and later attended school in Brienne, excelling in mathematics and science. Following a year's study at the Ecole Militaire in Paris, he was commissioned in the artillery in 1785. The year 1789 saw the outbreak of the French revolution, which created an atmosphere of opportunity that would not have existed under the Bourbons, and Nap...
  • Italy Napoleon
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    Napoleon Bonaparte was destined for greatness right from the start. Napoleon himself is quoted as saying, I realized I was a superior being and conceived the ambition of performing great things which hitherto had filled my thoughts as only a fantastic dream. When he was only 24 years old, his own artillery pushed the British out of France. It was only three years later that he was given command of the French Army in Italy. Napoleon was a great leader both in military and government rule. Napoleo...
  • Napoleons Rule
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    Jason fish Napoleon Bonaparte was a genius, but above that he was a ruthless tyrant, who sought global conquest through waging wars against all of Europe, starting with the smaller European countries. Born in 1769 to a family of nobles, he was in a position of power since birth. Perhaps one of the deciding factors in his thirst for military conquest was the fact that his father placed him in a military academy at the ripe age of 10, and received his officer's commission. At roughly the age of 20...
  • Major Downfall Of Napoleon's Empire
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    Napoleon Bonaparte I was definitely one of the most influential people in the history of Europe and the rest of the world. He quickly rose through the ranks of being a Corsican National Guard soldier to being the one of the greatest military commanders of all time and the French emperor who would try to conquer the entire world. On August 15, 1769, Napoleon was born into a family that would have a total of 8 children, him being the second. He was the son of Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer who fought ...
  • Napoleon To France
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    The Hundred Days counts the approximate number of days that Napoleon came back into power after having been exiled. The Treaty of Fontainebleau had given to him sovereignty over the island of Elba and his title of emperor, along with an annual pension of two million francs. He had retired there on the 20 of April 1814, after his well-awaited abdication. Louis XV was put into power right away, although the monarchy had been abolished. The fact that Napoleon had proclaimed himself emperor had re-e...
  • Plagues And Diseases Plague
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    Plagues and Diseases Plague. A word that has struck fear in the hearts of man since the earliest of times. It has also lead to some of the greatest historical events and stories of our time. The ancient cities of Rome and Athens, in their downfall, were finished off by pestilence. The Bubonic Plague, also known as The Black Death, devastated Europe in the 14th century, starting a new age. The great warrior Ivan the Terrible was stricken with disease, and driven mad. During the 'exploration' of t...
  • Code Of Napoleon
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    Napoleon's military knowledge Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the greatest military master minds in the history of mankind. He was the second born of eight children of Carlo Bonaparte, an Italian lawyer who fought for Corsican independence. Carlo Bonaparte later served as a prosecutor and a judge for the French Nobility. Through his father's influence, Napoleon was educated at the expense of King Louis XVI, in Paris. Napoleon graduated in 1785, at the age of 16, and joined the artillery...
  • French And Anglo Dutch Armies
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    BATTLE OF WATERLOO The Battle of Waterloo was the final and decisive action of the Napoleonic Wars, the wars that effectively ended French domination of the European continent and brought about drastic changes in the political boundaries and the power balance of Europe. Fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo, in modern Belgium, the battle ranks as a great turning point in European history. After raising France to a position of preeminence in Europe, Napoleon met defeat in 1814 by a coalition of ...
  • Napoleon And His Grand Army
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    Napoleon Bonaparte Corsica is a rugged island in the Mediterranean, which lies sixty miles off the coast of Italy. The Corsicans are proud and independent people. In 1768, when the French took over the island from Genoa, an Italian state, the Corsicans rebelled and fought for their freedom. But they were unsuccessful. Their leader, Pasquale Paoli, was driven into exile. Several months later, on August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, a major port on the island. He was the second...
  • Caesar Napoleon
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    Napoleon Bonaparte's success as a military leader and conqueror can also be seen leader, Julius Caesar. Both Napoleon and Caesar achieved great their countries out of turmoil. It was Caesar, that Napoleon modeled himself after, he wanted to be as great, if not greater than Caesar. Looking to the past, Napoleon knew what steps to take in order to achieve success Napoleon devoured books on the art of war. Volume after volume was read, analyzed and criticized. He studied the campaigns of history's ...
  • French And Anglo Dutch Armies
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    The Battle of Waterloo was the final and decisive action of the Napoleonic Wars, that effectively ended French domination of the European continent and brought about drastic changes in the political boundaries and the power balance of Europe. Fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo, in what is now Belgium, the battle ranks as a great turning point in modern history. After raising France to a position of dominance in Europe from 1804 to 1813, Napoleon met defeat in 1814 by a alliance of major powe...
  • Wellington's And Blucher's Armies
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    Wellington Arthur Wesley, known as the Duke of Wellington, accomplished many great goals as a military commander. He won many battles and he also defeated one of the great military leader of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte, in the battle of Waterloo. He supported policies which he disapproved and he would fight for the country whether he liked it or not. Arthur Wesley was born on May 1, 1979 in Dublin, to the first Earl of Mornington. As a child, he attended Eton school and later he went on to a mi...
  • Commander Of The French Army In Italy
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    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 Napoleon. 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 been such a great leader and revolutio...
  • My French Army
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    Napoleon Bonaparte 1. I Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1768, in Ajaccio, on the Island of Corsica, and was given the name Napoleon (in French my name became Napoleon Bonaparte). I was the second of eight children of Carlo (Charles) Buonaparte and Letitia Ra molino Buonaparte, both of the Corsican-Italian gentry. No Buonaparte had ever been a professional soldier. Carlo, my father, was a lawyer who had fought for Corsican independence, but after the French occupied the island in 1768, ...
  • Quote From Napoleon
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    Napoleon was a big man. He had a big impact on history. People believed he was a tyrant and ruled with it and other people thought he was a good ruler. If he wouldn't have an impact I think on history I think he will not be talked about how he is talked about today. He wanted his dream to come true and it did his dream was to be remembered and he did get remembered because of the impact that he had on France and all of Europe. Because of that he is talked about today. Napoleon became the emperor...
  • British And Prussian Armies
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    Napoleon Bonaparte The Short Corsican Napoleon has often been regarded as the most talented (and shortest!) general of the last millennium, but his largest impact on Europe was after the wars. It is true that he led most of France!'s young men to their death, but the reason why is often unknown. France was already in shambles, but Napoleon turned the whole country into an armed camp. Although he was originally considered a great hero, his eventual defeat made him the creature of horror stories t...
  • Armies
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    Artists portrayed him gloriously. Napoleon said "power was his mistress". He knew he was important from his birth. There were three things he believed in: pride, revenge, and honor. As a child, he exchanged the white bread his mother gave him for food rations from a soldier. He believed in a French Republic and wanted to see the Monarch fall. Napoleon was a believer in "lead by example". At a young age, he was allowed to command the French army in Italy. He revolutionized the art of war. He went...
  • Their Ports To British Ships As Napoleon
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    A ruler's reputation comes from the change that he inflicts upon his subjects, territory, and surrounding lands. Napoleon Bonaparte rose into power during the French Revolution, causing drastic changes not only to France, but to the rest of Europe as well. His domestic and foreign policies were not always successful, but his ability to rule was undeniable. From his rising in power and reform of France, up until his military defeat in Russia, Napoleon succeeded in gaining a considerate amount of ...
  • Majority Of Europe
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    Napoleon Bonaparte was a minor Corsican aristocrat who fought his way up to be Emperor of France. He was a dictator that advanced many of the goals of the Revolution. He represented change in the government and social processes. His motto was to be ruled by him or fight against him. He was well-known for his conquests all over Europe. Some of the battles he fought and won were Marengo in June 1800 in which he defeated Austria, Austerlitz on December 2, 1805 in which he defeated the Russian and A...

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