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Emperor of the French · 1769–1821 · Leadership & Politics

Rose from Corsican artillery officer to emperor, rewrote French law in a code still in use, and lost an army in the Russian snow.

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“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

attributed to Napoleon

Who Napoleon Bonaparte was

Napoleon made his name shelling the British out of Toulon and dispersing a Paris mob with grapeshot, then took command in Italy at twenty-six and won a string of victories that made him untouchable. He seized power in the coup of Brumaire in 1799 and crowned himself emperor five years later. Austerlitz in 1805 is still taught as a model of manoeuvre. The Civil Code he pushed through survives across Europe, and his administrators built the lycées, the Banque de France and the prefecture system. The 1812 invasion of Russia destroyed the Grande Armée. He abdicated, escaped Elba, lost at Waterloo, and died on Saint Helena in 1821.

Known for

• The Napoleonic Code
• The victory at Austerlitz
• The catastrophic 1812 Russian campaign
• Defeat at Waterloo and exile to Saint Helena

Things to ask Napoleon Bonaparte

• What made Austerlitz work?
• When did you know Russia was lost?
• Which matters more to you, the Code or the battles?
• Why come back from Elba?
• What were the years on Saint Helena like?

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Questions people ask

What made Austerlitz work?

You can put that to the Napoleon Bonaparte persona directly. It answers in character, drawing on Napoleon Bonaparte’s documented writings, recorded statements and the historical record of 1769–1821, and it will tell you when something is uncertain rather than filling the gap.

When did you know Russia was lost?

You can put that to the Napoleon Bonaparte persona directly. It answers in character, drawing on Napoleon Bonaparte’s documented writings, recorded statements and the historical record of 1769–1821, and it will tell you when something is uncertain rather than filling the gap.

Which matters more to you, the Code or the battles?

You can put that to the Napoleon Bonaparte persona directly. It answers in character, drawing on Napoleon Bonaparte’s documented writings, recorded statements and the historical record of 1769–1821, and it will tell you when something is uncertain rather than filling the gap.

Why come back from Elba?

You can put that to the Napoleon Bonaparte persona directly. It answers in character, drawing on Napoleon Bonaparte’s documented writings, recorded statements and the historical record of 1769–1821, and it will tell you when something is uncertain rather than filling the gap.

What were the years on Saint Helena like?

You can put that to the Napoleon Bonaparte persona directly. It answers in character, drawing on Napoleon Bonaparte’s documented writings, recorded statements and the historical record of 1769–1821, and it will tell you when something is uncertain rather than filling the gap.

Is this really Napoleon Bonaparte?

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