Napoleon+Bonaparte

=History of Napoleon Bonaparte= One of the most important French men in history is Napoleon Bonaparte. On August 15, 1769, he was born in Ajaccio, Carsica, France. Carlo Bonaparte and Letizia Ramolino were his parents. Out of four, Napoleon was the fourth, and second surviving child. His title was a military general for the French, as well as the French emperor. A lot of people back then and today recognize him as being the worlds greatest and best general, and the first emperor of France! On the island of St. Helena, on May 5, 1821, Napoleon unfortunately passed away. Napoleon's first battle as a young general didn't go so well, which was the Battle of Nile in 1798. He planned for his troops to invade Egypt in order to threaten Britian's possession of India, and to destroy their trade routes. The British knew about their plan and alerted their army right away. So they managed to fully attack the French army. A narrow victory was the Battle of Marengo, on June 14, 1800. It was fought on the Plain of Marengo, 3 miles from southeast of Alessandra. The battle was between the Austrians, and their leader was General Michael Frederich Von Melas, and Napoleon's French army. Because of their preparation, the French won! The results were that Napoleon's army/civilian authority was secured in Paris! That showed he was successful and did a great job! The battle of Austerliz, on December 12, 1805, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories! His 60,000 troops defeated the 90,000 Austrian troops. That forced the Austrians to sign the Treaty of Pressburg, to make peace with France. In 1814, one by one, all of Napoleon's enemies rose against him. Austria, Britian, and Prussia fought against him. The French were defeated in the Battle of Leipzigin which today is called Germany. Napoleon had to give up his throne while the enemies captured Paris. After being trapped on the island of Elba, he escaped and marched to Paris with his supporters. He was the ruler of France again since the former king fled. On June 18, 1815, Napoleon had his final defeat during the Battle of Waterloo, in Belgium.It was fought during the Hundred Days of Napoleon's restoration, between his 72,000 troops And the British, Dutch, Belgian, and German units (all those units are the combined forces of Duke of Wellington's army of 68,000), and 45,000 Prussians. This war ended the 23 years of recurrent warfare between France and the other powers of Europe. Napoleon then was captured as a prisoner and was put on the tiny island of Helena, until the day he died. Napoleon has made a positive impact on Europe socially, economically, and politically. Socially, he made it to where all men are treated equally as possible. That meant he exiled serfdorm, and took away power from nobility, which ensured that the common people of France will have better lives. The economics greatly improved as well! He expanded many countries by building canals and roads. Also, he had the power to change the countries' running processes. A new system of government was introduced to France and the countries nearby. This new system was a way of ruling that chose leaders through their knowledge and ability to lead, not through their social status. This way was fair, and everyone was happy with it. People today still thank Napoleon for the wonderful things he did to keep Europe safe and happy.