Essay Question 5

5. Napoleon Bonaparte dominated both French and European history from 1799 to 1815.  In what ways was Napoleon's influence felt, both politically and militarily?  Did he uphold or betray the accomplishments of the French Revolution?  Did his years in power produce any lasting consequences?

• Betrayed French Revolution
  • Kept the title of emperor
  • Invites Aristocracy back
  • Restores the Catholic ties and invited clergy back
• Uphold French Revolution
  • Enshrines beliefs of revolution in moral code
  • Changed battlefield and military concepts
    • Corps created
  • Napoleonic Code
    • Property, Colonial Affairs, Family, and Individual Rights
  • Nationalism
• Metternich system is a result of Napoleonic lecture
  • Restores old order based on legitimacy
  • Relative peace on continent for 100 years
  • Redrawn borders
  • Anti-liberalism and anti-nationalism
• Louisanna's government
• Military legacy