He was a military hero who won splendid land-based battles, which allowed him to dominate most of the European continent. He was a man with ambition, great self-control and calculation, a great strategist, a genius.
Certain individuals approved of Napoleon's reign as the savior of France. He finished and completed the Revolution by fulfilling the ideals the people of France demanded.. He gave them equality, freedom, justice, and many rights. Such things never existed during the reign of the monarchs before Napoleon stepped in.
The ideals of the revolution are best represented by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Napoleon preserved most of the rights that were gained and cemented them with his civil code, known as the Napoleonic Code. He destroyed the revolution by doing what was necessary to bring stability back to France, such as allowing the church to return to France, although it was put under state control. He also allowed emerges to return to France and set up a new nobility based on merit, these could be considered against the revolution. In truth the leaders of French Revolution tried to enforce a totalitarian communist like state. Not surprisingly many of the leaders of the first French Republic were corrupt and inept at their job. After seeing this many people wanted a return to the monarchy but with the new rights and privileges they had gained. Napoleon brought stability and justice to France and allowed the people to keep the rights they had gained.
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, these were the main ideals of the French revolution. It is evident this was what the people wanted. And Napoleon gave it to them. He upheld the ideals of the French revolution. He satisfied