Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica. His family was of mild nobility and was wealthy. After graduating from religious school, he went to military school to become an artillery officer. He was able to graduate from the two-year course in just one year for financial reasons. He was assigned the role of second lieutenant in a French artillery unit. Then the French Revolution of 1789 began. Napoleon eventually became a leader among the revolutionaries. After the revolutions he became the leader of France and tried to conquer the entire European continent. The siege of Toulon was where Napoleon gained his initial power within the French army. After that battle, he began to have more and more power and influence among the officers of the French army. In 1799, Napoleon led a coup d'état that had the sole purpose of overthrowing the government. The same government that Napoleon had fought to establish during the Revolution of 1789. He was granted the power of a dictator, but he ruled like a monarch rather than a dictator. Napoleon was supposed to be a leader with a consulate and advisors to listen to, but he wanted all the power for himself and quickly got rid of his advisors. At the beginning of Napoleon's reign peace reigned in Europe. But Napoleon became power-hungry and tried to conquer the European continent. Eventually Great Britain, Russia and Austria allied and formed the Third Coalition. Their goal was to prevent Napoleon from conquering the continent. Napoleon's only allies were those he conquered, and they all eventually gained their freedom and abandoned him. Napoleon managed to lead his armies to victory thanks to his brilliant military mind and his blind ambition for power and... middle of paper... interests of France” (The Rise and Fall of Napoleon). If Napoleon had not been so greedy and power-hungry, he would never have been defeated. Although he managed to escape from exile and regain power, and "the war was renewed during Napoleon's 'Hundred Days', but his army was decisively defeated at the Battle of Waterloo (Biesinger), and he was exiled again, this time in St. Helena". , and there he remained until his death. His last words were: "I would like my ashes to rest on the banks of the Seine, among the French people that I loved so much... I die prematurely, killed by the English oligarchy and its assassins" (Godechot). Napoleon was one of the greatest military leaders of all time. If he had not been so greedy, he could have ruled for a long time and been very successful, but alas he wanted more than she could and this led to his ruin..