Napoleon Bonaparte used his amazing leader ship skills to become one of the greatest military leaders in history. He revolutionized military strategies and tactics. He was able to use his talent to conquer almost all of the European countries. He also became Frances grates leader.
Napoleon’s military tactics we so affective that there were used in the American civil war and many wars before that. He was able to take conventional military thought that only worked on paper, and was able to convert it into a working model on the battle field. Another one of his achievements was to make his artillery a movable force. This enabled him to easily move it to where it was most needed. Napoleon was a master of intelligence and deception, and also attacked forces that were not expecting him. Napoleon became of the greatest military leaders of all time with the use of these tactics.
Napoleon was able to use his military tactics to conquer most of Europe. He had conquered Egypt, India, and many of the Middle Eastern countries. With napoleon leading Frances army through out Europe, and getting more and more support he went back to Paris. When he got to Paris he saw the opportunity to become emperor. Napoleon was able to over throw the directory (Frances current government) and become the emperor. Napoleon then set up a new government called the consulate.
What made Napoleon a great leader was his ability to run an empire. He first made all the money into one type of currency. He had reformed the taxes of France. He had made peace with the Catholic Church with the Concordat of 1801. He also set up the Napoleonic code which was the first clear laws to be in France. Another thing that Napoleon did was rebuilt the infrastructure of France. Napoleon also rebuilt the University of France, and established the bank of France. By this time Napoleon had complete military and governmental power of France. He had control of about 42 million people.
As you can see napoleon was a great leader in many ways. His military strengths and renovations help him accomplish this. His ability to conquer most of Europe and control it also helped him do this. His ability to make France great empire made him a great leader in history.