NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Napoleon was one of if not the best French military commanders in history.

He unsuccessfully tried to unify Europe under French control.

The Napoleonic Code: Napoleon’s longest lasting achievement was his civil law code. It was adopted in most European countries, and has impacted others throughout the world.

Napoleon tried to conquer Russia but the Russians retreated into their lands and trapped the Napoleon and his troops in the brutal Russian winter

"If you wish be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

FIVE FACTS

• It was Napoleon's army that first used canned foods
• He was apparently terrified of open doors. Anybody entering the room had to squeeze through a barely adequate opening and then close the door immediately
• It has been said that he was a workaholic and he would only sleep 3 or 4 hours per night
• Napoleon allegedly wore a packet of poison on a cord around his neck. When he finally went to use it in 1814 it had lost its potency and only succeeded in making him violently ill
• He liked to surround himself with extremely tall soldiers from the Elite Guard which could have contributed to a short appearance