Smuggled goods from England occupied the markets of Spain. Napoleon decided to take over Spain. The King was pensioned off to Italy. And Napoleon’s brother was made the King of Spain. The Spaniards were annoyed at this. Although Napoleon was aware of the deadly cold of Russia, he invaded it. This campaign hampered his military strength. His men were killed in large numbers.

Napoleon was called the child of the revolution. His egoistic autocracy curbed the spirit of Revolution. He used to say: "The crown of France was lying on the ground, I picked it with my sword." However, the people of France suspected his intentions.

Napoleon regenerated France, but destroyed many who came in the way of his ambitions. He desired to conquer the world and rule it as a world conqueror. If only Napoleon could curb the tide of his ambition he would have certainly, made himself the world missionary. In Napoleon resided the amazing quality of doing universal good to people. However, there are some who maintain that Napoleon did not deserve any respect. "Granted that beneath all his imperial bluff there had been solid achievements, still, they were purely material, and constantly obtained at the expense of the variety and initiative."

Index

3.0 - Introduction
3.1 The Seven Years' War
3.2 Catherine the Great
3.3 The Industrial Revolution
3.4 The French Revolution
3.5 France as a Republic (1795 - 1799)
3.6 Napolean Bonaparte
3.7 Points to Remember

Chapter 4