After years of political dispute and unrest, the French people welcomed Napoleon as their new leader in 1799. Not only was Napoleon a brilliant general, he also proved himself to be a skilful administrator. Although Europe was at peace briefly abandoning attemps to increase French influence in North America, turned his attention to expanding his empire in Europe. To raise money, he sold a huge area of land in North America, called Louisiana, to the Americans. In 1803, France and Britain went to war again. Napoleon wanted to land an army in Britain, so he needed to control the seas. But in 1805, a British fleet under Lord Nelson defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets at the battle of Trafalgar. This defeat ended Napoleon's hopes of invading Britain.
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**Napoloen is considered to be a great military genius, and one of the greatest commanders in history. Yet he was also described as an 'enemy and disturber of the peace of the world. **
resources: Tell me why (Chancellor Press)
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