and fidelity. With men such as you our cause could not be lost; but the war would have been interminable; it would have been civil war‚ and that would have entailed deeper misfortunes on France. I have sacrificed all of my interests to those of the country. I go‚ but you‚ my friends‚ will continue to serve France. Her happiness was my only thought. It will still be the object of my wishes. Do not regret my fate; if I have consented to survive‚ it is to serve your glory. I intend to write the history
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a cannon and fired it at the crowd. Napoleon was made commander of the French army in Italy. He defeated four Austrian generals in succession‚ and each army he fought got bigger and bigger. This forced Austria and its allies to make peace with France. But after this Napoleon was relieved of his command. He was poor‚ he was suspected of treason‚ he had no friends. No one would have suspected what Napoleon would do next. In 1795 Napoleon was appointed to put down a revolt in Paris. He calmly took
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For the majority of its history France has been a country of bloodshed and political indecisiveness. Following countless wars with England and Spain‚ France continued to fight against tyranny in other countries. However‚ after years of living under the oppressive rule of the higher classes‚ the peasants of France rose up to overthrow this unjust system. However‚ the overthrowing of the existing monarchy led to dark times‚ namely the reign of terror. During this time‚ countless innocent citizens were
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was a decrease in flour throughout the country. For this reason‚ they besieged the Place of Versailles and after a violent and alarming encounter‚ their request was fulfilled but the very next day they made an even more outrageous request for King Louis XVI and his family return to Paris with them. This was considered to be one of the most righteous episodes that occurred in the French Revolution. When one takes into consideration the French Revolution as a whole‚ it can be proposed that these events
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1769 (Roberts‚ 2015)‚ Napoleon rose quickly through the military ranks during the French Revolution and by 1804 crowned himself the emperor of France (Cranny‚ 1998 p.94). During his extensive reign‚ Napoleon conquered much of Europe‚ wrote a civil code that still influences western judicial systems today and greatly improved the infrastructure of France. (Cranny‚ 1998 p.98 - 110). Napoleon was a positive and influential historical figure because of his incredible military prowess‚ fantastic leadership
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From 1794 to 1799 France had a democracy‚ but it was unsuccessful and no one was really in charge. During this time‚ France was also at war with Austria and Prussia. Napoleon Bonaparte was a famous general who had many great military successes against Austria and Prussia. In a Coup d’etat Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France in 1802‚ and was able to provide security and basic needs to the people of France. Napoleon was the Son of the Revolution because he tried to defeat tyrants who enslaved
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throne and because of his confident personality; Henry wanted to win victories on the battlefield and wanted to establish his image of a Renaissance warrior. Henry’s first failure was in France‚ 1512. Henry persuaded his advisers that a foreign campaign would benefit England’s reputation‚ so he led an army to France in hope to revive the hostilities there‚ but achieved little as the expenditure was rapidly increasing and the soldiers‚ whom were ill or suffering from disease‚ then proceeded to quickly
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to France. On the other hand‚ others state that the Napoleon was not helpful to France because he made uneccesary modifications to France. I’ve found that Napoleon was certainly helpful to France because he made many useful reforms to his country. After the French Revolution‚ it takes matter further when the throne is empty since the king has been executed. Napoleon willingly steps in to become the new ruler. Napoleon believes he should be the ruler because he is heroic. The people of France accept
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France‚ this country that no longer dream… This country once known for domination it exercised over the world and its flourishing industry‚ today is a country that its inhabitants wish to leave. We must admit‚ emigration is a phenomenon very present and growing in recent years. The subject remains taboo: political deny that the decisions snuff spent decades in the past have resulted in a disaffection of French for their country. They are more likely to want to settle here permanently based in other
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Diaz‚ Nicolas Mr. Frenandes Period 3 Research Paper (Charles DeGaulle) Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle was born in November 22‚ 1980‚ in Lille‚ France. Charles came from a Roman Catholic family‚ with a very long ancestry in the military. De Gaulle attended the elite Military Academy of Saint Cyr from 1909 to 1908‚ and then later on joined the infantry after graduating the Saint Cyr Academy. He fought in World War I‚ where he was wounded‚ then in World war II‚ in the battle of Verdun
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