Napoleon Bonaparte

Summary - Napoleon Bonaparte was a powerful force in Europe from 1799 to 1815. He rose from the ranks of the French army to become the emperor of France. By 1812 he had control of most of Europe. Unfortunately, he met his demise when he attempted to invade Russia. His downfall was almost as swift as his rise to power.


Blog Question - Describe Napoleon’s character and leadership style and discuss how Napoleon has had positive and/or negative effects on Europe using specific expamles and details.

Napoleon's character and leadership style was very bold especially in battle for he won great battles under very large odds. This effected Napoleon in positively because of all the tremendous battles he had won. It negatively effected him from all the enemies he made (Russia, England. etc.) and eventually he started losing critical battles like the entire invasion of Russia where he marched in but the clever strategizing of Alexander defeated him and his army of once 420,000 that marched in fell to only 10,000. Napoleon's boldness and greed for power eventually led to his downfall and defeat. He would even die an exile on the remote island of St. Helena, a hated enemy to most of Europe.