How Did Napoleon Bonaparte Build An Empire

On the 2 December 1804 was Napoleon di Buonaparte coroneted emperor over the empires he had created from dust and blood, the empire that stretched from the beaches of Corsica to the dunes of the Netherlands. Why did he create this huge empire and what was his goals and destiny that he had planned for it? Napoleon had a dream that he needed to fulfil. He wanted to build an empire out of Europe for the sake of unity and control, this dream was fuelled by his great knowledge of history. This knowledge of history can also be noted when analysing his military tactics and advancements. He wanted to fulfil this dream by taking over every nook and cranny of the European continent by overwhelming them with his huge military force. His first step to unity and aristocracy throughout Europe was to put a code that he had engineered into effect in France, the code

This set of codes that granted equality in front of the judge, no privileges in the eye of law. After the implementation of the code civil he gathered an army of 550,000 men, his goal, to spread the code civil around Europe and every country he conquered. The outcome of this grand conquest the formation of the inner and outer French empire, his dream was close to its fulfilment. He had conquered the European continent like the only man that had had done this before, the man he idolized, Julius Caesar. The impact on Europe was huge; the short term effects were both positive and negative. His conquest had left big cities in ruins and misery by taking control by his army, but he also united the German states and reduced them by over 250. In long term effect he abolished serfdom and proletarian slavery by reforming the whole continent of