Napoleon was a military genius, known for all of his many successes on the battlefield. He began his career in the military as an artillery officer (Weidhorn 16). In 1793, Napoleon received the title of Lieutenant colonel. He felt that his ability needed to tested, and he proved himself well in a battle against the British Napoleon received the position of commander of all troops in Paris (Weidhorn 21-24). In response to his victories as the commander, he was then given the title of "commander in chief of the Army of the Interior" (Wiedhorn26). Napoleon began piling up victories left and right. He won six battles against Austria, including the battle of Lodi in 1796 and the battle of Ravoli in 1797 (Weidhorn).

Napoleon became the first consul when the consulate was established in the year of 1799. "Napole

In 1814 Napoleon heard that "Republicans and Bonapartists are conspiring against Louis XVIII" (Maurois 147). Napoleon then made a decision to go to France and to return to power. On March 20, He arrives in Paris, to find Louis XVIII has fled (Maurois 147). After the battle of Waterloo Napoleon was again forced to abdicate.

on made a point of ruling as a civilian, but he was more authoritarian than Louis XVI" (Columbia). He did many things while he was consul, one of which was establishing the Bank of France. With the Concordat of 1801, the result was peace with the Roman Catholic Church. The Concordat reestablished status and church unity, as long as in return the church had to give the civil authorities stricter submission. The next thing Napoleon did was he ended the second coalition. This accomplishment

Napoleon Bonaparte did a lot for France. The French made many sacrifices for him, but in most ways, it was not worth it. Although the French traditions were not completely broken by him, they were damaged. Napoleon created a dictatorial authority that brought the revolution "sharply to order" (Herold 7). Before Napoleon's time, France had never experienced such great levels of glory and power. It was not until Napoleon's successes began running out that France began to experience trouble. Other countries were becoming great, while in the end France remained "somewhat shrunken on the map, at the crucial center of aroused nationalism and international rivalries" (Herold 10). After nearly twenty years of war, he left France with losses of over a million lives, and millions in property. France had large bills for reparations, and several provinces under enemy control (Herold 392). Through all of this, Napoleon's ideas were proven premature. Who would have predicted that by the "1800's a young lieutenant, who was barely French, would be master of France" (Maurois 5)?

Maurois, Andre. Napoleon and

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