How Did Napoleon Bonaparte Contribute To The French Revolution
France was under the rule of the Bourbon family, King Louis XVI, until the French Revolution occurred in 1789 which ended to the Bourbon dynasty. France was in a state of chaos as the Federal Revolt, war and the Terror emerged in the following years (Morris 2000, 107). Nevertheless, the French still had hopes on one person who they believed could rescue and save their nation from all their political, economical and social problems.
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica in 1769, an island which had only become French the year before he was born. He was an artillery officer who seized an opportunity to make a name for him in 1793 when Toulon had revolted against the Revolution. He was awarded as a Brigadier General at the age of 24 after his …show more content…
This made the government to run more efficient and it united all the government bodies into one big solid institution. This led to the growth and spread of nationalism within France since the government wasnt just there for Napoleon but for the nation. These political changes that Napoleon has brought up indicates that he was a man who brought stability and unity back to France and was an enlightened ruler anxious to bring lasting reforms beneficial to the French people and to consolidate the gains of the Revolution (Matthews 2001, 76). In addition, he was a successful soldier, a pupil of the philosophes, he detested feudalism, civil inequality, and religious intolerance. Seeing in enlightened despotism a reconciliation of authority with political and social reform, he became its last and most illustrious representative. In this sense he was the man of the Revolution (Lefebvre 1969, …show more content…
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Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica in 1769, an island which had only become French the year before he was born. He was an artillery officer who seized an opportunity to make a name for him in 1793 when Toulon had revolted against the Revolution. He was awarded as a Brigadier General at the age of 24 after his …show more content…
This made the government to run more efficient and it united all the government bodies into one big solid institution. This led to the growth and spread of nationalism within France since the government wasnt just there for Napoleon but for the nation. These political changes that Napoleon has brought up indicates that he was a man who brought stability and unity back to France and was an enlightened ruler anxious to bring lasting reforms beneficial to the French people and to consolidate the gains of the Revolution (Matthews 2001, 76). In addition, he was a successful soldier, a pupil of the philosophes, he detested feudalism, civil inequality, and religious intolerance. Seeing in enlightened despotism a reconciliation of authority with political and social reform, he became its last and most illustrious representative. In this sense he was the man of the Revolution (Lefebvre 1969, …show more content…
Web. 21 Sept. 2009. .
"French Navy - Age of Revolution - 1789-1814." GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information. Web. 21 Sept. 2009. .
Hibbert, Christopher. The Days of the French Revolution. New York: Harper Perennial, 1999. Print.
"Lecture 15: Europe and the Superior Being: Napoleon." The History Guide -- Main. Web. 21 Sept. 2009. .
Mignet, F. A. M. History Of The French Revolution From 1789 To 1814. Grand Rapids: Kessinger, 2004. Print.
"NAPOLEON BONAPARTE THE EMPEROR OF FRANCE 1769 TO 1821 FRENCH REVOLUTION." SOLAR NAVIGATOR HOMEPAGE INFORMATION PORTAL MARINE WORLD ELECTRIC NAVIGATION CHALLENGE. Web. 21 Sept. 2009. .
"Napoleon: Revolutionary or Tyrant? - HistoryWiz." HistoryWiz: for students, teachers and lovers of history. Web. 21 Sept. 2009. .
O 'Brian, Patrick. The Hundred Days (Aubrey/Maturin Series). Boston: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. Print.
Schom, Alan. Napoleon Bonaparte A Life. New York: Harper Perennial, 1998.