... and was isolated in Egypt. Cowardly, he and some friends shipped back to France, leaving behind hundreds of soldiers, after some unsuccessful campaigns. In 1799, the public turned against the government following the "Coup d"Etat de Brumaire," Napoleon then became the ruler of France. Napoleon and France made peace with the rest of Europe after defeating the Austrians in Marengo in ... his highly trained "Grand Armee" into Central Europe to declare war on Russia and Austria. The war was over, but he wasn't satisfied until he demolished the remains of the Austrian army after they surrend...

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... Directory was soon losing power, so he abandoned his army and rapidly returned to Paris to take advantage of the situation, becoming the first of three consuls in the new government proclaimed in 1799. As First Consul, Napoleon decided to use his power and end the current fighting between the French and the Church by issuing the Concordat of 1801. In ... establishing the Napoleonic Code. Also in 1804, he did away with the Consul and crowned himself emperor. In 1805, Napoleon was planning an invasion of England when the Russian and Austrian armies began marching towards France. Napoleon'...

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