Napoleon

Napoleon was born to noble family on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, and went to a French military school. He rose quickly through the ranks because he was intelligent and also the military needed strong leaders. Some people say Napoleon brought hardship to France; however, in my opinion I feel he brought glory to France.
I think one of the reasons why people say Napoleon brought hardship to France is because when Napoleon’s army was losing a war, he often retreated leaving his troops behind. People feel that this showed cowardice; however, he also won many battles and wars by using powerful military tactics. For example, he would keep his stronger soldiers back and when everyone else was pooped, he would send in the fresh soldiers t and win the battle. An example of this was in the third coalition, France ve...