Then came Napoleon, a French general that quickly becomes dictator of France. No one complained much, in fact, the people rejoiced. Napoleon brought a sort of peace to France. He made a constitution, brought ownership of land to the peasants, and gave the French people a sense of pride in their country. However, he did try to take over Europe, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and limited the French’s freedom of speech.

He was a revolutionary in the eyes of some.

“…if we judge Napoleon on what he actually did and not only on this things that are usually remembered…we must concede that his armies ‘liberalized’ the constitutions of many European countries”(“Napoleon as Preserver of the Revolution” George Rudé). Napoleon overthrew many aristocratic systems in Italy and Germany. He also overthrew aristocratic regimes in Poland and Spain. Along with helping the peasants, he also took the Church’s land and used it for the state of France.

He was a military genius. “Napoleon was a brilliant military commander who carefully planned each campaign, using speed, deception, and surprise to confuse and demoralize his opponents” (Napoleon: Destroyer and Preserver of the Revolution). He lost very few battles.

Although Napoleon was a “liberator” of sorts, he was still respon

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