Napoleon Bonaparte was remembered as the General and leader of the French army, the ruler of France as their First Consul, and the Emperor of France. Some thought positive of Napoleon, others thought negative of him, and Napoleon himself obviously thought positive of himself, too:
¡§Napoleon was a brilliant military commander who carefully planned each campaign, using speed, deception, and surprise to confuse and demoralize his opponents.¡¨
-Marvin Perry (Perry, 122)

¡§I closed the gulf of anarchy and brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law. I fought the decrepit monarchies of the Old Regime because the alternative was the destruction of all this. I purified the Revolution.¡¨ -Napoleon Bonaparte (Chew)

But, who was Napoleon Bonaparte really? He was the ¡§heroic ideal¡¨ to some (Christ). And what mattered......

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Title: Napoleon
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