Jimmy Niederer
February 9,2005
European History
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte, a man of little stature but of large responsibility, played an important role in France’s history. As a young military officer to becoming the Emperor of France, Napoleon accomplished many great feats that helped France when they needed it most. Napoleon did many things for France, which showed revolutionary thinking and proved he did in fact try to protect it although, one may also see how Napoleon also hurt and set back the revolution through his actions.
From the very beginning of his rule when Napoleon became Emperor of France he established a Civil Code or “Code Napoléon”, which was used to restore order in a revolutionary way over France. With this revolutionary action Napoleon had taken, France had finally been given a single set of laws. The laws of the “Code Napoléon” were more revolutionary because they recognized the principle of equality of all the citizens before the law,......
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