Napoleon Bonaparte (1789-1821), as Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar, is one of those characters that are said to make history in the sense that their events such as military ruler, had a great influence in his time, is something that the wars of the early nineteenth century Napoleonic Wars are called , besides its importance exceeded its time, being analyzed or criticized remembered having marking subsequent events as the Congress of Vienna and the Restoration Europe. However, military prowess, diplomatic maneuvering and political measures of Napoleon in Europe in the early nineteenth century, as well as other historical figures were not coincidental but a combination of the historical context in which they lived and their personality. In this article I will focus on the aspect of his personality.
Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (obtained from historiageneral.com)
Born into a wealthy bourgeois family Ajaccio (Corsica), his father was a lawyer but he had some land and commercial businesses, aiming to achieve a title of nobility to his family, Napoleon was the second of eight children Buonaparte, although the predominant position of his family in front of guys or cousins, linked to service a number of servants and servants strengthened their sense of hierarchy and authority. That goal was endorsed family climb when Napoleon divided his conquests among his brethren in Europe, rewarding them with thrones in different regions, as ; Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain (1808-1813).
Portrait of Napoleon and his family (obtained from oceansbridge.com)
However, soon had to deal with internal difficulties entering the ten years in a military school in the Champagne region with a scholarship, completing his military studies in Paris, away from his family and his environment Corsican (initially despised the French mainland to believe that oppressed the people of Corsica) with the only company his older brother Joseph. The following years he lived under a harsh discipline, surrounded by fellow leading families who laughed at his Frenchman with an Italian accent, taking refuge in her interest in geography and mathematics, all increased their sullen attitude and lonely, but he made a great strength of character.
Napoleon leading his troops in the Battle of the Pyramids, Egypt (obtained from kalipedia.es)
excelled in school not because finished No. 42 of 58 in his class in 1785, which after graduation toured some destinations unattractive and routine military. However, this period was instrumental in its future, as with military tactics books had time to complete his intellectual training with the reading of works of Rousseau , Voltaire, Mirabeau ... inquiring about human feelings and forms of government, which would bring him to the revolutionary ideas that erupted in 1789, although not aligned with any political group, had sympathy with the Jacobins (which will be detained and have cost his military rank after the coup of Thermidor in the summer of 1794).
Napoleon directed the coup of 18 of Brunario of 1799 (obtained from yesicai.blogspot.com)
The Revolution offered the opportunity he needed the ambitious Napoleon ( genius is the art of the opportunity said), and stressed in his military role in different events, taking Toulon or defense of the Convention against the royalists in the Tuileries, which allowed him to begin his successful career to lead the French armies in the campaigns of Italy and Egypt, which finally would become Emperor of France.
portrayed Napoleon all the symbols of the Emperor (obtained from internetstones.com)
As Napoleon was a brilliant military tactician, innovative tactics (especially on the mobility of artillery and infantry), meticulous in quartermaster, experienced in intelligence and skilled in diplomacy, all benefited from his tireless work capacity and proximity to the troops. As a politician was characterized by its dual aspect, appearing as a liberator against the old regime, extending some achievements of the Revolution (eg Napoleonic civil code) or ensuring principles such as merit and otherwise repressing national freedoms, limiting political participation in France and trying to dominate Europe militarily.
Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon characterized as the work of Gross Hannibal (obtained dewikipedia.org)
pride, ambition and self-confidence marked personality Bonaparte, but also the intelligence, courage and tenacity, all forged from his childhood in Corsica and his education in military academies, was increased and strengthened by his military successes, coupled with the glorification of a nation that did not stop political lurch and needed a strong leader.
To learn more about the biography and personality of Napoleon Bonaparte: http://www.artehistoria.jcyl.es/historia/personajes/5602.htm
- http://es. wikipedia.org / wiki / Napoleon
- http://historiageneral.com/2008/11/23/napoleon-bonaparte-el-perfecto-estratega/
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