Napoleon was never really a BIG guy, standing at a little less than five feet you wouldn’t think he could do much of anything; you’d be wrong. Napoleon had many victories in war over any number of countries. He was also a politician and quite good at that as well.It all started off in 1769, the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte I, son of Carlo and Letiza Bonaparte(History Channel.com). From his childhood he entered the military schools at Brienne and Paris(Biography.com). Receiving a commission in the French artillery at the age of 24(History Channel.com). Moving to the French Revolution he took part in the Corsican Rebellion, and was forced to leave the island(History Channel.com). That wasn’t the end of his little escapades in Europe, he moved onto bigger and more noticeable things.Napoleon was a master of strategy and warfare. He won practically every battle he was involved in. Returning to France after the Corsican Rebellion he gained notice by dislodging the British from Toulon(History Channel.com). He was briefly imprisoned in 1796, but his career was reopened when the Convention was assailed by a Prussian mob, and Napoleon was called on to disperse it(History Channel.com). Napoleon was also a strong political leader. November 9-10 1799 the French Directory was overthrown by the coup 18 Brumaire, and the Consulate was set up with Bonaparte as first consul, or dictator(History Channel.com). In later years Napoleon became first consul for life, had himself crowned emperor and king of Italy(Biography.com). He also made peace with the Roman Catholic Church by the Concordat Of 1801 and reformed the legal system with the Code Napoleon(Biography.com).Napoleon’s victories included defeating Russia and Prussia. Defeating Britain, several times. He also won small battle over numerous parts of the country gaining as he went pieces of the continent. Britain’s sea power grew strong with the victory at Trafalgar, so Na...
