Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) |
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Napoleon in Egypt, 1798. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 on the French island of Corsica, located in the Mediterranean Sea southeast of mainland France. Napoleon and the Sphinx. |
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Battle of Wagram, 1809. Napoleon excelled at his military education. |
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Coronation of Empress Josephine by Napoleon I. Napoleon gained a reputation as a successful military commander under the French revolutionary government. An ambitious man, Napoleon seized power in France through a coup d'état in 1799. This coup d'état officially marks the end of the ten-year period (1789-1799) known as the French Revolution, and begins the Napoleonic Era (1799-1815). |
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Map of Europe in 1812. Napoleon Bonaparte changed the map of Europe forever. He tumbled monarchies, and brought the spirit of the French Revolution---an end to the Old Regime--to those areas he conquered. Europe would never be the same--nor would many of the European colonies in the Americas. |
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Waterloo Battle Map. The monarchies in places like Spain never fully regained power, despite the ultimate defeat of Napoleon. The Portuguese monarchy actually relocated to Brazil in order to protect itself. |
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Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France. The European peasants and bourgeoisie conquered by Napoleon may not have enjoyed being conquered, but they did like the more liberal laws that he enacted. Once given their rights, these people were loathe to relinquish them. |
| Napoleon is considered to have been one of the greatest generals of all time. His legacy is immense. |
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| Napoleon in His Study by Jacques-Louis David, 1812 | Coronation of Napoleon I and Empress Josephine | Emperor Napoleon I by Andrea Appiani | Josephine de Beauharnais | Napoleon Bonaparte on His Imperial Throne |
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| Map of Europe in 1815 | Coup d'Etat | Duke of Wellington | Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole | Horatio Lord Nelson |
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| Napoleon Bonaparte Coloring Sheet for Kids | Renowned 19th-Century Leaders of Europe | Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 | Napoleon Bonaparte Crossing the Alps | Napoleon at Austerlitz |
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