Napoleon Bonaparte, a Corsican born in 1769, was a natural leader, and was brought up learning war tactics and studied firearms technology in school. At age 9 he started military school, and although he was not the most popular child, he had a natural tendency for war. He was made an officer in the French Army at age sixteen, and he worked his way up through the ranks, fighting for the side of the revolution. He eventually rose to emperor and declared, “I am the revolution.” (Video) Napoleon preserved the legacy of the French Revolution through the changes he made to the French style of living, the social changes he enforced, and the geographical changes he made through his conquest.
In 1799, a coup de’ tat overthrew the French king, Louis the XIV. Napoleon, who was part of the rebellion, was given almost dictatorial powers to make decisions for France. He made many changes to the French way of life. One of his major accomplishments was instating the Napoleonic Code, also known as......
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