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Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte Hero or Swashbuckler ? About Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution（法国大革命）. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code(拿破仑法典）, has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide. He is best remembered for the wars he led against a series of coalitions（反法联盟）, the so-called Napoleonic Wars（拿破仑战争）, during which he established hegemony over much of Europe and sought to spread revolutionary ideals. The Coronation of Napoleon The Famous Battles of Napoleon “His presence in the field made a difference of 40, 000 men” -Duke of Wellington（威灵顿公爵） Egyptian Expedition (远征埃及） The Battle of Trafalgar(21 October,1805)（特拉法尔加海战） The Battle of Austerlitz(2 December,1805)（奥斯特里茨战役） The Battle of Aylau(October,1806)（艾劳会战） But his attempts to conquer the rest of Europe failed… A defeat in Moscow in 1812 nearly destroyed his empire. The Last Battle—— The Battle of Waterloo Date:18th June 1815 Place: South of Brussels in Belgium Combatants: British,Germans,Belgians,Dutch and Prussians against the French Grande Army Generals:The Duke of Wellington,Marshal Blucher and the Prince of Organge against the Emperor Napoleon Size of the armies：23,000 British troops with 44,000 allied troops and 160 guns against 74,000 French troops and 250 guns. Winner:The British,Germans,Belgians,Dutch and Prussians. Napoleon was exiled on the island of St.Helena. The End of An Era In February 1821, Napoleon's health began to fail rapidly,and soon he died.A glorious era came to an end. About Napoleon’s death,there are some different opinions.Some people said that it was the gastric cancer（胃癌）that beat him.Others believed that Napoleon died from political factors and he was poisoned arsenic（砷中毒). Napoleon’s Code（March