Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon was born in Corsica. His family was said to have been titled. Napoleon, however, was less than a gentleman. He would have been considered a rude oafish little man. Oddly enough this is partly what attracted him to the middle class people of France who had long been living under the thumb of the privileged class. Napoleon attended the military academy in Paris where he learned how to use his brilliant mind to the best advantage. A child of the Enlightenment, Napoleon's ". . . strengths as a leader lay in his ability to c

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lso control the South American ports and control the British ships. Another reason his plans in Spain were unsuccessful was Napoleon's lack of belief in the Spanish military and her ability to resist an invasion. Spain had previously allowed French troops to surround many of her northern cities supposedly to protect her from invasion. The Bourbon troops were considered no better than the troops Napoleon had so easily conquered in Italy. Basically Napoleon thought that he could take over Spain with ease. One final reason that Napoleon was unsuccessful in Spain was his lack of faith in the people of Spain and their rulers. At this time the Spanish government was overall corrupt and lacked any unity. "King Charles IV of the Spanish House of Bourbon was an inbred and incompetent figurehead, completely devoid of any statesman like qualities and without a trace of national pride," writes David Chandler (602). Manuel Godoy, who was disliked by most Spaniards was the one who held the most power at this time. It was he who had authorized the French troops to be in Spain. Napoleon took advantage of these opportunities and advanced his troops. Had it been left up to the king and Godoy he may have succeeded, but the people of Spa
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