Describe napolon's rise and dowh fall in the history of french
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The years of bloodshed, however later led to the emergence of a dictator, who crowed himself emperor- Napoleon Bonaparte. He rose in the ranks of the army to the position of first consul, the highest official in the country. Through his military strategies, he won many territories for France and declared himself Emperor in December 1804. France became a powerful nation in Europe under Napoleon. But this time it was more of a constitutional monarchy rather than an autocracy. Napoleon restored order in France . He changed the tax system and instituted new laws called the 'Napoleonic Code'. This code of laws was applicable all over France and it made put an end to the privileges of the nobles. Napoleon was very ambitious and he went on to conquer territories outside France, and imposed French systems in the conquered lands of Italy, Spain, and Germany. It was also a time, when the ideas of equality and liberty, which Napoleon had brought with him, were spreading all over Europe. people were rising against any autocratic sistem which opposed the ideas of liberalism or equality. The countries of Europe inspired by the idea of nationalism rose against him. He was sent to exile but returned the following year in 1815 for a period called the 'Hundred Days'. He was finally defeated at the famous battle of Waterloo in 1815, by the Duke of Wellington and again sent to exile.