The French Revolution overthrew the rule of the Bourbon Dynasty, from the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789, France has experienced the rule and dictatorship of the Girondins, Jacobins, and Thermidorians, and has experienced two coups - the Thermidorian Coup and the Foggy Moon Coup, and finally Napoleon seized power in France and reaped the fruits of victory.
French Revolution
From napoleon's emergence in the Battle of Port Toulon in December 1793 to his claim to the throne in 1804, in just ten years, what kind of achievements did Napoleon accomplish, making him the first emperor of France? The last person to be called the "Emperor of the French" was Charles the Fat in the 9th century. Charles the Fat, also known as Charles III, was originally the king of East Francia, and at the same time inherited the Kingdom of West Francia, the Kingdom of Italy, as well as Saxony and Bavaria, And Charles the Fat did not spend a single soldier, and achieved the unification of the Frankish Empire by inheritance! So how did Napoleon shake the foundations of France's thousand-year-old feudal dynasty and sweep across the European continent at the same time, and have a large group of fanatical believers, so that those people will never forget his love and swear allegiance to him?
Napoleon
Militarily, Napoleon occupied Italy and Germany, invaded Egypt, Spain, Austria, and Russia, defeated five coalitions, and created many textbook battles. In addition, Napoleon's greatest influence on the present is the political, judicial, executive, legislative and other aspects of the reform, he put forward the idea of the early days of the Revolution into reality, and fixed in the form of a code, that is, the famous "Napoleonic Code", also known as the "Civil Code". During the drafting process, napoleon personally participated in the discussion and decision of many articles. Napoleon was called "Emperor of the French", so the "French" here certainly did not include those royalists and conservative nobles, because Napoleon represented more of the interests of the commoners.
Napoleon on the battlefield
There is a dialogue in Dumas's novel The Count of Monte Cristo that seems to explain some of the reasons for this: Napoleon was the Muhammad of the West, and his mediocre but ambitious followers adored him, who saw him not only as a leader and legislator, but also as the embodiment of the commoners, Robespierre who sent the king to the guillotine, and Napoleon who wanted to elevate the people to the throne.
Misty Moon Coup
Napoleon also held many other titles, and he also served as King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Arbiter of the Swiss Confederation, and made his brothers Joseph, Louis, and Jérôme kings of Naples, the Netherlands, and Westphalia, respectively. In the course of his conquests, he brought the fruits of the French Revolution, including the Napoleonic Code, to all of Europe. He took it wherever he went, like a sprinkled fire, frantically burning the feudal roots of the European continent.