Napoleons Rise

Napoleon Bonaparte would come and rise to power through the years 1799 to 1815. The people would either see Napoleon as a hero or as an evil force. Napoleon as a young twenty-year-old man would rise through the army and eventually reach the top of his reign through military power. During the year 1799 Napoleon would rise from the ranks of a victorious general to a political leader. Napoleon would continue to gain power and rise in the ranks through the military power and by the year 1802 Napoleon would become named consul for life. In the next two years of Napoleon’s greatness he would gain enough power to were he became the Emperor of the French. Under Napoleon’s rule the French would lose their liberty, equality for order security and efficiency. Napoleon would also regulate the economy by forcing the prices to be kept low and stable. Napoleon would make peace with the Catholic Church in the concordat of 1801, this kept the church under state control. Napoleon would soon expand his great reputation on the battlefield to new greater extents through the years of 1804 to 1814. Through these years Napoleon would face down some of the greatest European powers combined. Napoleon and his men fought in a battle of the new Europe and the old Egypt in the battle of the pyramids; this battle would only last one hour. Britain was the only force outside of Napoleons rule, Britain only had a small army and they relied heavily on the power of their navy to defeat the forces of Napoleon. It was in 1805 when Napoleon was about to invade England that the British ruler Horatio Nelson would smash the French Fleet this ended Napoleons hopes of invading England. Napoleon would reach Russia and march into Moscow with a troop of 600,000 men. This would be a devastating move as it was late in the year and winter was coming. This would cause his army to be trapped forced to declare defeat. This would end Napoleons great reign on the battlefield.