Napoleon I (1769-1821), emperor of the French, ranks as one of the greatest military conquerors in history. Through his conquests he remade the map of Europe, and through his valuable administrative and legal reforms he promoted the growth of...

1769-1821 French general who had an active interest in science. He proposed and led a military expedition to Egypt in 1798 that included scientists and scholars. Much scientific and scholarly research was conducted in Egypt, including the discovery of...

In Pray for the Wanderer, by Kate O’Brien, this name is transferred to a male friend by a woman speaker because his appearance reminds her of the French emperor: ‘One hand fell to his head where he knelt and she took his heavy forelock,...

Napoleon I (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, later Napoléon Bonaparte) [1] (15 August 1769–5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who had significant impact on modern European history. He was a general during the French Revolution, the...

December 10th, 1848 Prince Louis Napoleon was forty when he won the election for the French Presidency in 1848, a small, reserved, enigmatic man with chestnut hair, brown beard and a pointed moustache. Polling well over 5 million votes, he won one...

As a world power, France last peaked in the first decade of of the 19th century. At the time, Napoleon fancied himself Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine and Mediator of the Swiss Confederation. Then...

Today is Monday, June 25, the 176th day of 2007. There are 189 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.On this date:In 1788, the state of Virginia...

Today is Saturday, July 7, the 188th day of 2007. There are 177 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 7, 1865, four people were hanged in Washington for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln.On this date:In 1807, Napoleon I...

Examines the career of Napoleon Bonaparte. Argues that Napoleon was a liberator for France not a tyrant. Provides supporting evidence for that thesis.

A presentation of two shorter papers that examine opposite sides of Napoleon Bonaparte of France, one of the most famed military leaders in history. One side portrays Napoleon as a marvelous military leader, the other as an arrogant blunderer.

The great French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte had initially capitalized on the reforms of the French Revolution to improve the lives of French citizens. But over time, Napoleon's lust for power overcame his good economic, political and military accomplishments, and his transformation into a selfish dictator led to his fall.