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  2. Legacy of Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya, attacks Napoleon by showing Spanish resisters being executed by his soldiers.. In the political realm, historians debate whether Napoleon was "an enlightened despot who laid the foundations of modern Europe" or "a megalomaniac who wrought greater misery than any man before the coming of Hitler". [4]

  3. 9 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon's ...

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    Napoleon's invasion failed, but it led to some groundbreaking scientific work. ... Some of his classification methods are still in use today. 4. The discovery of a new species of crocodile that ...

  4. Coup of 18 Brumaire - Wikipedia

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    Dazzled by Napoleon's campaign in the Middle East, the public received him with an ardor that convinced Sieyès he had found the general indispensable to his planned coup; [2] however, from the moment of his return, Napoleon plotted a coup within the coup, ultimately gaining power for himself rather than Sieyès. Probably the weightiest ...

  5. Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon Bonaparte [b] (born Napoleone Buonaparte; [1] [c] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.

  6. 43 Moments That Had A Bigger Influence On History Than Some ...

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    #5 Napoleon’s Obsession With Egypt. ... Today, we consider universities a regular life path to choose. But before Fatima al-Fihri, people didn't have the luxury of a more advanced education. She ...

  7. Ghent government in exile - Wikipedia

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    Louis XVIII failed to reassure the entire French population, leading some to hope for a return of the Empire.. That Napoleon should have sought to return to France is hardly extraordinary, since at the beginning of 1815 there was still a mass of Bonapartist opinion in the country, known to the authorities and the king himself from the moment he came to power. [1]

  8. House of Bonaparte - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon's son Napoléon François Charles Joseph was made King of Rome and was later styled as Napoleon II by loyalists of the dynasty, though he only ruled for two weeks after his father's abdication. Louis-Napoléon, son of Louis, was President of France and then Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870, reigning as Napoleon III.

  9. Here is a short history lesson. French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte died 203 years ago May 5, but his legendarily petite privates were last known to be in the hands of an Englewood, NJ, resident.