Post by panzerman on Dec 21, 2011 9:34:20 GMT -8
Back too Napoleon. In 1796-1815 era, there were no true "democracies" when compared too 2011. Even, Athens, which is seen as the first true democracy, it really was not. Look what happened too Socrates, Pericles....
Napoleon was a product of his time. In 1792, France was in turmoil, run by evil men like Robespierre, Marat, Danton etc. Like Pol Pot, these idiots killed off all the nobility, scientists, clergy.
Bonaparte saved the day at Toulon, then took France out of the chaos, too by 1804 a powerfull state. Many died in the Napoleonic Wars, but, France was invaded in 1792, by 1798 the tables were turned, when France was on the ascendency. One really stupid thing Napoleon did was the so called, "Louisiana purchase" of 1803. When he sold one third of modern day USA, then French North America too Thomas Jefferson for peanuts.
John
Napoleon was a product of his time. In 1792, France was in turmoil, run by evil men like Robespierre, Marat, Danton etc. Like Pol Pot, these idiots killed off all the nobility, scientists, clergy.
Bonaparte saved the day at Toulon, then took France out of the chaos, too by 1804 a powerfull state. Many died in the Napoleonic Wars, but, France was invaded in 1792, by 1798 the tables were turned, when France was on the ascendency. One really stupid thing Napoleon did was the so called, "Louisiana purchase" of 1803. When he sold one third of modern day USA, then French North America too Thomas Jefferson for peanuts.
John
