The obstacles in his life, at almost an early age, was when his father died in Montpellier on February 24 of 1785, from stomach cancer. His problems in battles started in 1812 were Napoleon had destroyed almost all of his army, he suffered humiliation because of the retreat he had done in Russia. When he came back all of Europe was against him, and he could not escape, he decided to recruit a new army, but Russia, Prussia and Austria waited him to attack first. The British army had fought the way into Spain and were coming to France were Bonaparte had lost the population support. On March 30 of 1814, Paris surrendered to allied forces without a fight and facing a massive betrayal, Napoleon as the Emperor of France, was exiled to the Island of Elba. In France, the royalists had taken over and put to power. Napoleon escaped from Elba on of and returned to France on of . When he got to France, the people accepted him again because of the bad emperor they had putten back. Napoleon’s reign only lived for 100 days, because his last battle was the battle of Waterloo. On June 25 of 1815, British forces forced him into exile in St. Helena, a small rocky island away from Europe. Napoleon lived there and finally died, some people say he died of stomach cancer like his father, or he was poisoned by one of the guards protecting him. His schooling and training began because of his family connections, that afforded Napoleon greater oportunities to study. At 9 years old, he was admitted in a French military school on May 15 of 1779, in a small town near Troyes. In 1785, at the age of 16, he finished school and became a lieutenant in the artillery. When the revolution broke out, Napoleon joined the army of the new government.
The accomplishments that Napoleon had achieved, were that he became at first the first consul of France, he was a great militar in so an early age, his major achievements are winning all of his battles and being an emperor. His greatest acomplishment was to have a son, which he named Napoleon II.
He expanded the territory of France by fighting battles and winning them, like a real general he was, he also convinced people of whatever decision he made. He won the battle of Aspern-Essling, the battle of Auerstardt, the battle of Austerlitz, the battle of Corunna, the battle of Eylau, the battle of Jena, the battle of Ligny, the battle of Marengo, the battle of Medellin, the battle of Podubno, the battle of Smolensk and the battle of Wagram. He also created the so famous Napoleonic Code. His greatest aspirations was that even if he had almost everything he wanted, was to have control over almost all Europe, including the conquering of Russia and Britain were he failed to do so.
Napoleon is important to modern world because he stopped the kings and Feudalist’s from being the only ones with the power of owning lands. The Napoleonic Code stopped the Feudalism and servitud, permiting the development of cities and towns until now.
It also established the freedom of religion and belief, it means that every person could have the belief or religion they wanted, not what they were ordered. He also tought us that the constitution that declares, for example the establishment of the Universal Suffrage, which means that the king does not have absolute power, and citizens could vote for the leader they liked.
By France giving an excellent managment to the process of independence in Haiti, it had an enormous influence for the development of the American Continent.
He affected the culture of Colombia because when he was invading all Europe, the Spaniards were in America conquering the natives. When Napoleon won in Spain, he took down the actual king and putted his brother Joseph, “Pepe Botellas” in charge as the king. Meanwhile in South America the Spaniards were out of backup without any commands, and without orders to follow. The natives including the ones of Colombia took advantage of the situation and fought for their independence.
Napoleon was a very important character in ancient history, because he tried to expand the French territory in proportions that extended from almost all Europe. He was a great general at a such young age, and becme a great emperor which concealed everything that he was looking for. Napoleon was a genius in the battle fields and won almost all of his battles, having his honor and loyalty to his country always in mind got to be one of the greatest men ever talked about.
His achievements took him to great things, that convinced every country or every citizen into following him, in the good and in the bad situations, he also managed to make his dreams true, even though he did not conquer Russia or Britain, he made a blockade that almost all countries followed, fearing to be attacked by this great man. Even when he had been defeated, he went back and tried again with the support of his men, and finally he was to old for coming back and died, died with honor.
Napoleon died with what he managed to be, a visionary, an estadist, an adventurer and a hereo of the past which cared only for glory.
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