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A brief introduction to Napoleon's life
Napoléon Bonaparte (French: Napoléon Bonaparte,1August 76915-1May 5, 2008), that is, Napoleon I, was born in Corsica, 19 century, a great French strategist and politician, and the first French empire.

He was the first ruler of France (1799- 1804) and the first emperor of France (1804- 18 15).

Napoleon's most famous achievement was to lead France against a series of anti-French alliances, the so-called Napoleonic Wars. He established hegemony in the European continent, spread the ideas of the French Revolution, and established the First Empire of France, which restored some systems in the old system to some extent.

18 13 the sixth anti-French alliance defeated Napoleon in Leipzig, invaded France the following year, forced Napoleon to abdicate and exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean.

Less than a year later, Napoleon made a comeback after fleeing the Mediterranean island of Elba. 1865438+In June 2005, Napoleon was defeated again in the Battle of Waterloo, exiled to St. Helena, located on the coast of West Africa, and spent the last six years of his life under house arrest in Britain.

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Napoleon was a military strategist. He led the troops to break the anti-French alliance composed of Britain, Belgium, Austria, Russia and other countries, and won more than 50 large-scale battles.

During the French rule, he expanded abroad many times and launched the Napoleonic Wars, becoming the king of Italy, the protector of the Rhine Federation, the arbiter of the Swiss Federation and the colonial Lord of the French Empire (including French colonies, Dutch colonies, Spanish colonies, etc.). ).

In the most glorious period, except Britain, other European countries surrendered or formed an alliance with Napoleon, forming a huge Napoleon empire system and creating a series of military and political miracles and short-lived brilliant achievements. In addition, Napoleon was also the first person who put forward the idea of a United States of Europe and tried to realize it through military merger.

As a politician, Napoleon's influence is also far-reaching. The Napoleonic Code (also known as the French Civil Code) promulgated by 1804 is a classic model of the civil law system and one of the important references of the German Civil Code promulgated by 1896.

On the other hand, he dared to challenge and destroy absolutism, which can be said to be the pioneer of modern democracy and nation-state.

Selected Works of Napoleon is the memory of several wars dictated by himself but recorded by others when he was exiled to St. Helena in his later years, as well as the abstracts of some works.

This book records in detail the Battle of Toulon in 1793, the war against Italy from 1796 to 1797 and the war of 1798 to 1799 to explore the Middle East, as well as his speeches and orders to soldiers in these wars.