Napoleon Bonaparte 2

Napoleon Bonaparte
8th Period
2/3/11
Mr. Ellenbrand
library.thinkquest.org
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Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor, was one of the greatest military leaders in history. He helped remake the map of Europe and established many government and legal reforms, but constant battles eventually led to his downfall.
Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica in 1769. He received a free military education in France. In 1785 he was commissioned a second- lieutenant of artillery. Napoleon became the commander of artillery at the Siege of Toulon in 1792. In 1795, Napoleon saved the Revolutionary Government by firing grape-shot into an attacking crowd. After saving the government, Napoleon was made commander of the French army in Italy. In Italy he led the French armies to a decisive victory over the Austrians. Napoleon was placed in charge of the French army of England, but realizing the impossibility of invading England.
Napoleon instead captured Malta and went on to capture Egypt. His forces were stopped at the Ottoman fortress at Acre. Napoleon returned to France. In August 1799 Napoleon joined in a revolution that placed him as the first consul of France. Napoleons first efforts were directed towards strengthening France. He then went on to defeat the Austrians on the battlefield. In 1801 and 1802 Napoleon negotiated peace agreements with his adversaries.
In 1804 Napoleon was crowned emperor for life. In 1805 Napoleon once again engaged in war with Austria Russia and England. At the end of 1805 Napoleon horribly defeated the Austrians and Russians leaving him free to enter Vienna. Napoleon was the greatest ruler of Europe. 
            In 1808 Wellington led a British army that landed in Portugal. In 1813 the French army was defeated and pushed out of Spain. Napoleon's tactics for defeating   England was the continental system that closed ports to the English. When the Russians opened their ports to shipping, that violated the system, Napoleon attacked...