Military career

 

Napoleon in 1779, at the Military School at Brienne

When Napoleon was 10 years old he entered to the military school Briene, guided by his father. But he was also a charismatic soldier with an impulsive character. He obtained prestige by defending the government during the French Revolution. Then, the Directory found the military leader they needed for imposing their law and that’s why he was named General. He conquered the Monarchist states which were threatened by the republican politic. He won all the battles. In 1802, he was named consul, assumed the Executive and legislative power, and initiated the expansion of the French power. When he proclaimed himself as an emperor, his loses started. After he was exiled from the Elba island, he came back to reconquer his empire again and he did it. But in 1815, he was defeated by the English Commander Wellington in the Waterloo battle and after this he is made prisoner and then died on May 5, 1821.

 

Napoleon at the Battle of Friedla     

The Battle of the Pyramids, 1878