NapoleonEssay Preview: NapoleonReport this essayNapoleon Bonaparte, who was also known as the “Little Corsican” (and later known as Emperor of France, and the prime mover of the Napolionic Wars), was born on August 15, in 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. From 1784 to 1785, Napoleon attended the Ecole Militire in Paris, where he received his military training (Moore 1). After the French Monarchy was overthrown on August 10, 1792, Napoleon decided to make his move up in the ranks. In 1793, Napoleon was chosen to direct the artillery against the siege in Toulon. He seized ground where he could get his guns in range of British ships. Soon after that, Toulon fell and he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
In 1794, he was wed to Josephine de Beauharnais. In 1795 Napoleon was appointed to put down a revolt in Paris. All he did was have his men shoot all the rebels in the streets. The French government was saved, but they decided to form a new government called the Directory. Napoleon was made commander of the French army in Italy, and he could not be stopped. Soon, instead of taking the defensive position Napoleon started taking the offensive position and thus, he started his conquest of Europe. In 1797 Napoleon negotiated a treaty with Austria called Campo Formio. Austria gave up the Netherlands and Lombardy to France. Austria also recognized Rhine as the eastern boundary of France. In return France gave Austria most of the old Venetian Republic (Moore 2). Napoleon returned in 1799 to find that the Directory was a mess. He, in his selfish way, saw this as the perfect time for self-advancement. So in November of 1799 he overthrew the Directory. He set up a government called the consulate in which he was the first of three consuls. About three years later, he made himself first consul for life.
Everyone in France loved him, soon after the change in government, Napoleon began calling himself Napoleon I, instead of General Bonaparte (Spielvogel 697). At this time, Napoleon had complete military and political power. In 1802, Germany and England were tired of fighting, so they signed a peace treaty. During the 14 months that followed, Napoleon drastically changed Europe. He reshaped Switzerland with France. He annexed Piedmont, Parma, and the Island of Elba to France. He also made the Napolionic code, which was the first clear, compact statement of the French law. The Napolionic Code has served as a base for legal systems all over the world. In 1803, war broke out between England and France. He crushed
The Treaty of Rome
Napoleon made the first move to sign the Treaty of Rome, and started the civil war that raged from 1803 on. Napoleon’s armies and the army of England and Wales joined the army of France in Rome. While these changes did not have much of an effect on France’s war efforts, Napoleon made the following key changes to his army:
In 1914, Napoleon enlisted the ranks of the 2nd army (now the 2nd Division) of the 4th Brigades.
During World War II, Napoleon’s army was heavily defended by German troops, and there were several days of fighting. If his men did not make it to the defense, they would be put in danger of a defeat.
This event led to the outbreak of the First World War.
When the American troops reached the southern border, Napoleon began training his army to fight the American forces there. As the Napolionic code was the first clear, compact statement of the laws governing international war, the Napolionic Code of 1914 was the most important document in the Treaty of Rome. The Treaty did not include any provision regarding war and the rule of law and it did not provide a clear legal standard for treaty negotiations. It was also not ratified, and the treaty itself included provisions for other peoples to join the Union.
In 1914, Napoleon did not agree to negotiate the Treaty. So he chose the position of Ambassador. He refused to negotiate with any foreign nation, except to give concessions, at which time he felt insulted in France. He sent his ambassador to Rome on behalf of the English Ambassador. Napoleon’s government refused to allow France to join the Union.
In 1920, France started a war with England and Wales. Some of France’s allies, including America, also joined the Allied force.
In 1922, the French and British armies were unable to reach Ticino, France due to Napoleon’s army of the 2nd Armies. If Napoleon’s armies did not reach Ticino, he did not negotiate the Treaty but used the Napolionic code to achieve his goal of being one of the first nations to join the Union. At the end of June 1922, when the First World War commenced, the French Foreign Minister, the English Minister and the French Foreign Minister attended the Grand Assigneur for International Affairs of the United Nations. Napoleon called the President of the Council on Foreign Relations to express his satisfaction.
After the war, Napoleon finally concluded the treaty without taking an oath of office as Napoleon had promised. After the Treaty’s signing ceremony, the United States offered that in return for its support France would be included in the Western Allies.[3]
Majesty of France
The First World