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    are Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte, both legends and incredible rulers of their time. These men represented what a leader should be, and exactly what made leaders so powerful. Although these two men lived in completely different time periods there are similarities and differences that connect the two. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. He came from a respected family, the family strayed away from being involved with the military. Napoleon joined the military

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    question appears about the role of Napoleon Bonaparte on those tow revolutions. On my opinion, Napoleon Bonaparte with his unique genius as leader and administrator had two main basic roles ,in general, in France during this period .First, keep the gains of the civilian revolution and enshrined in a legal framework .second, well developed and allocated all available recourses to create considerable military revolution. So we can’t analyze the role of napoleon on the military revolution without

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was the first emperor of France and led France into an authoritarian system that has contributed a substantial amount of work that helped bring France back up. Although he is only seen as an authoritarian dictator, he is known to be a great military strategist but is only seen as a power hungry leader with no care for the government and its people. However, this isn’t entirely true because yes, Napoleon wanted to be the sole ruler of France, but he knew that in order to do that

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    Napoleon Bonaparte as a Military Leader There have been many successful military leaders throughout history, but no leader has ever conquered the entire world. Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the best leaders of all time, nearly achieved this goal. Although his conquest for power and territory were beneficial to France, it did not have the same effect on Europe. As a self-appointed emperor, Napoleon was known as an extraordinary military field general and an effective reformer. His political policy furthered

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    and political uprising in France that lasted for ten years and was pushed forward by Napoleon in order to expand the French Empire. During this time period French citizens redesigned the political environment by putting a stop to things such as absolutism and the feudal system. Revolutionaries of the French Revolution were inspired by the Enlightenment ideals of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Napoleon played an important role in the revolution by ending it and putting in a government

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful leaders throughout history acquiring an enormous empire stretching from Belgium to the far side of the Adriatic Sea. In addition, Napoleon was a military genius and strategist as well as emperor of France, twice, once from 1804 to 1814 and then again in 1815 which started the 100 Days War. With all of his achievements Napoleon stands out with numerous competencies and attributes of a leader that are used and encouraged today and looking at his history

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    Micaela Foley Mrs. Boyd Western Civ - 3 13 January 2015 Napoleon Bonaparte Born in Corsica, which was soon taken over by the French, Napoleon Bonaparte became known for his exemplary military and tactic skills. He eventually became so powerful that he began to conquer French territory himself. During his rule, Napoleon’s character was constantly debated as to whether or not he was to be seen as a tyrant or as a hero. In the end, Napoleon was remembered as a fearless and heroic leader because of

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    article on Sun Tzu, Napoleon Bonaparte and Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson similar battle techniques that I found on the database History Reference. All three of the commanders mentioned were ingenious, and this article discusses the tactics they employed: celerity (speed/swiftness), shaping the enemy, and exploiting victory. Despite the genius of all three commanders this article provided, I only focused on one, Napoleon Bonaparte, because he is my person of eminence. Napoleon highly valued time

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    People may argue whether Napoleon was a hero or a villain but his success speaks for itself. Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of France from 1804-1814 until he and from 1814-1815 was considered as a national hero. He overthrew the directory who were disliked and highly corrupt. Later, he had captured all the power and became the leader of France. Napoleon was a reformer because he made numerous successful changes in politics, economics, and the military. His reforms were very influential and

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    Although Napoleon Bonaparte was an important leader in the history of France, he seemed to disappoint his citizens in the bigger picture. Bringing multiple reforms to the devastated after the revolution country, Bonaparte was counted on to be the savior of the nation, however, who would have know what his reign would lead to. Soon after the beginning of his coronation, France faced many wars with the surrounding European countries and Napoleon's performance during battles gained him the love of his

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