Open the title page of world history, a glorious name comes into view, and the memory goes back to 1840. 65438+ February 65438+ February that was an extraordinary day. On that day, the first empire of France was established. The founder was Napoleon I, who was heroic and invincible on the battlefield-Napoléon Bonaparte. When a tree grows into a lion, it is tender as a seedling, and excellent things are rooted in the ordinary.

Napoléon Bonaparte was born in August 1769 in a declining aristocratic family in Jacques, Corsica. /kloc-at the age of 0/6, Napoleon became an artillery captain and began his military career. Napoleon took part in the Battle of Toulon in 1793, which showed his outstanding military talents.

Napoleon, a world-famous historical figure, was exiled to St. Helena from 1784 when he entered the university, to 1799 when he launched a coup to establish the first French empire, and then abdicated on 18 15. Napoleon spent almost all his life in the war. He personally commanded about 60 battles, more than the famous military commanders Alexander, Hannibal and Caesar in history. Napoleon had his own unique views on war. He believes that there are indeed many excellent generals in Europe, but their expectations are too high at once. He only sees one thing, that is, the enemy's huge army. He tried to destroy them because he believed that as long as the army was destroyed, everything else would naturally fall apart. Marx once commented that "the main force is only used for the main purpose of war-destroying the enemy".

As a great soldier, Napoleon was a great strategist. He experienced many battles. His command art is praised by many military strategists, and his military thoughts also occupy an important position in bourgeois military thoughts. Therefore, Napoleon did occupy an unshakable position in world history.

A mixed foreign war, everything is like a double-edged sword, without absoluteness. Napoleon's foreign war was also twofold. On the one hand, his rule was an important stage of Europe's transition from the Middle Ages to the modern society. He accelerated this process with a bayonet, defeated the anti-French alliance many times, and made some achievements of the French Revolution spread to the wars of European countries he conquered through violence, which was revolutionary. On the other hand, he is superstitious about force, which threatens the sovereignty of all European countries except Russia and infringes on the interests of people in other countries. The war is aggressive (the war with Britain also has the nature of fighting for European hegemony), which is resisted by all countries and causes French economic difficulties. However, if there was no expedition to Russia in 18 12, perhaps Napoleon would rule the whole of Asia, Europe and Africa more permanently with his French empire. Although this is only speculation, it is also based on certain facts, because the expedition to France lost nearly 600,000 troops and France's international prestige was greatly reduced, which greatly encouraged Napoleon's enemies and formed the first anti-French alliance. A harder code than before-Napoleonic Code. Napoleon's achievements were not limited to the military. He promulgated the Napoleonic Code in 1804. The code stipulates that all meritorious citizens are equal before the law, the hierarchical system is abolished, and they can only enter public office on the basis of their achievements, not on the basis of their origin, business freedom, freedom to choose a job, property ownership, religious freedom and civil marriage. The Napoleonic Code was the first civil code of the bourgeoisie, and its legislative spirit and principles were borrowed and imitated by many European countries later. Napoleon himself said, "My real glory is not that I won 40 battles. The Battle of Waterloo erased my memory of all this, but I won't forget one thing. It will last forever-my civil code. " This is another wealth that Napoleon left to future generations besides military thoughts.

In a word, Napoleon's fault should be negligible for his achievements. For Napoleon, it seems that everything he did was just "work", including foreign wars. Because he said, "My basic element is work, and I have this life to work." There are boundaries where my legs can reach and boundaries where my eyes can see. I never know the boundaries of my work. "As Soble, a famous French historian, said," The history of Napoleon, like the French Revolution, will never be completed and written completely. "But whether Napoleon's endless work is a blessing or a curse for himself: whether it is good or bad is left to future generations to evaluate.

Napoleon's life left us many things worth learning. He was born in an ordinary life, but he lived very awkwardly. The root of the tree is in the soil, and the owner lives in the herd. People who reach the top can't live without ordinary people for a moment. Therefore, each of us can be like him, as long as we persevere and believe in ourselves on the battlefield of life. Napoleon also left us many wise words-I only have one piece of advice for you: "Be your own master". Yes, the war led by others will not win, and walking in the shadow of others will not be brilliant in the future. "Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers." How can a person succeed without ambition?