Napoleon Bonaparte

Who doesn't know Napoleon Bonaparte? his name is often heard in the history of war both when studying in school or college.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader and politician who became famous during the revolutionary war.

He was born on August 15, 1769 and died on May 5, 1821. He was Emperor of France from 1804 to 1814. Napoleon came from a local noble family with the name Napoleone di Buonaparte (in Corsican Nabolione or Nabulione).

Military career

Napoleon became a student at the Brienne Military Academy in 1779 at the age of 10. Thanks to his intelligence, Napoleon graduated from the academy at the age of 15. His military career took off rapidly after he managed to quell riots driven by royalist supporters in a very surprising way, namely by firing a cannon at the city of Paris from the top of the tower. The incident occurred in 1795 when Napoleon was 26 years old. He won various wars, including against Austria and Prussia.

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Heyday

During his heyday, Napoleon Bonaparte controlled almost all of Europe either by means of diplomacy or by means of war. The areas that Napoleon managed to control included the Netherlands with the appointment of his younger brother Louis Napoleon, Spain with the appointment of Joseph Napoleon, Sweden with the appointment of General Bernadotte as king who later committed treason, most of Italy was captured from Austria and Poland with the appointment of Joseph Poniatowski as the mayor of Poland .

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Napoleon's influence

Napoleon had considerable influence on European affairs for more than a decade when he led France against coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won nearly all of his battles, quickly gaining control of continental Europe before his final defeat in 1815.

As one of history's greatest commanders, his campaigns were studied in military schools around the world and he remains one of the most famous and debatable political figures in Western history.