Napoleon Bonaparte

Md. Sajib ChowdhuryID No: 16411069 Section: A

Department of International RelationsFaculty of Security and Strategic Studies (FSSS)

Bangladesh University of Professionals

BackgroundNapoleon was born in Corsica (a French

territory) in August 1769.His family belonged to the high social classHe was sent to military academy in FranceNapoleon graduated in 1785, at the age of 16,

and joined the artillery as a second lieutenant. During the French Revolution he served the

Revolutionary Army. 1799: took part in the coup d'état to overthrow

the government. 1804: He crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I. 1821: died on the island of Saint Helena in the

South Atlantic Ocean.

Napoleon’s CoupDirectory quickly loses faith of the peopleIn 1799, Napoleon takes control of France by force

and assumed a dictatorshipHe became emperor by using the plebiscites-election

where you vote yes or noHe won with overwhelming support. France wanted

a strong central leaderThrough a series of victories, Napoleon controls

almost all of EuropeIn 1804, Napoleon became “Emperor of the French.”

He supported many of the changes of the French Revolution

He put the French economy on solid footing by setting up an efficient tax collection system and a national banking system

He overhauled the government to end corruption and improve efficiency

He set up Lycees or government-run public schools

He restored the position of the Catholic Church in France

He introduced a comprehensive set of laws known as the Napoleonic Code, giving France a uniform set of laws

He was greatly loved and admired by the French people

Napoleon’s Accomplishments

Napoleon’s negative actions …Limited the freedom of speech and pressTook away rights that women had won

during the French Revolutionex. Women were supposed to be obedient to their husbands, and were forbidden to sell, give, mortgage, or buy property.

Restored slavery in the French coloniesTried to conquer all of Europe

The Fall of NapoleonThe Continental System, 1806: A blockade of ports to prevent all trade and communication between Great Britain and other European nations.

The Peninsular War, 1808: To get Portugal accept the Continental System, he sent an invasion force through Spain, which outraged the Spanish people.The Invasion of Russia, 1812: Napoleon invaded Russia with an army of 4,20,000 soldiers, but forced to fall back only with 10,000 soldiers.

Napoleon’s Final Exile The Napoleonic era ended with

Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo (in present-day Belgium) on June 15, 1815.Napoleon was exiled to the Napoleon was exiled to the island of St. Helena in the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic, where he died in Atlantic, where he died in 1821.1821.

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