Megan Mallory
World History E-Core
Period 5
Rise of Napoleon
Before Napoleon had power, no one respected him at all. He had no social status and had
no friends. When his opportunity came he showed everyone what logic and military skill
he had. Even though Napoleon was gone for much of the time, he wrote his wife
Josephine letters everyday. Even she had no respect for him, and did not love him. She
eventually cheated on him with an army officer. Napoleon, however, did earn the respect
from his soldiers because of his charisma. He mastered building up the courage of his
soldiers and led them into every battle. Because his troops were so enthusiastic when they
came into battle, there were no tactics; they surprised their enemies with their fury and
made them flee. Napoleon believed that it was his destiny that he would achieve great
things. “Great men become great because they have learned how to master luck” – this is
what Napoleon said about his power and what he one day wanted to be. Napoleon
ordered paintings after a victory and created his own history through his paintings that
exalted him. Even though he won many battles and won the praise of many people in
cities in France, the people in
people stopped thinking of him as a person who fought for liberty. The most remarkable
thing that Napoleon did was to try
and attack the