Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon , also Napoleon Bonaparte ( Napoleon Bonaparte born ; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), and later known by his regnal name Napoleon I , was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars .
Napoleon Crowned On May 18, 1804 , Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804 , in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, with incredible splendor and at considerable expense.
Modernised France He Modernised From By his some reforms : feudal system Introduced Slavery System Transport and communication system Introduced Uniform System of weight and measurement
Feudal System Napoleon extended French legislation dismantling feudal property relations to annexed territories. Similar policies were pursued in satellite kingdoms like Naples and Westphalia. And even after Napoleon’s Empire fell, restored monarchs made no attempt to undo these changes. What is a feudal system ? A feudal system (also known as feudalism) is a type of social and political system in which landholders provide land to tenants in exchange for their loyalty and service
Slavery System What did Napoleon do about slavery? On his coming to power, Napoleon did not have fixed ideas regarding slavery and the slave trade, both abolished by the Convention in 1794. On several occasions, he decided not to re-establish slavery, refusing. But Napoleon’s intention was to unify the system in the colonies, and, to be totally clear here, effectively to reintroduce slavery, as is shown by his instructions authorizing representatives of the government Finally got abolished at which 1848
Transport and communication system He added several ways of Transport for travelling and added communication system
Introduced Uniform System of weight and measurement He was called a modernizer of Europe. He introduced many laws such as the protection of private property and a uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system . Initially, many people believed that Napoleon was a liberator who would bring freedom for the people .
The Defeat Napoleon Captured many territories so all other nation planed together to get a fight against napoleon the Battle : In the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of Nations, Napoleon's army was defeated by a coalition that included Austrian, Prussian, Russian and Swedish troops. Afterward, Napoleon retreated to France, where in March 1814 coalition forces captured Paris. But not Defeated completely Yet ,
Waterloo the Final The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon's French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher . The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever .