4+Napoleon+Bonaparte

Period 4 = **Napoleon Bonaparte (1768-1821)**  = Also known as Napoleon Bonaparte, crowned himself emperor ot the French. he was the Greatest military genius of his time and perhaps the greatest general in history. He created an empire that covered most of western and central Europe. he intoduced many reforms, including the creation of a strong central govenment and the revision and organization of French laws into collections called codes. Napoleon stood 5 feet 2 inches tall. he earned the nickname //Le Petit Caporal// (the little corporal) in 1796 at the battle of Lodi, near Milan, Italy. Napoleaon was an inspirational and dramatic leader. He could also be demanding, though this side of his character was usually hidden from the public. he personally directed complex military maneuvers and at the same time controlled Fances press, police sstem, foreign policy, and domestic affairs. Napoleons ambition ultimately led him to overextend his power. his downfall also resulted in part from feelings of nationalism in areas invaded by French troops and from eonomic hardship brought on by Napoleons attempts to exclude British goods from Europe.

Boyhood Napoleon was born on Aug.15, 1769 in Ajaccio, on the island of Corsica inthe mediterranean Sea. In 1768, france had brought Corsica form the Italian city-state of Genoa. Napoleon was the fourth child and second son of Carlo and Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte. Early military career in January 1785, at ath age of 16, Napoleaon received a commission in the French Army, as a second lieutenant of artillery. He joined an artillery regiment and briefly attended the royal artillery school in Auxonne, near Dole. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1791 and to captain in 1792. []

Marriage Napoleon was married to Josephine de Beauharnais. she was a beautifull woman of french descent from Martinique in the west Indies. SHe was Six years older than Napoleon and had two children by her previous marriage.