1. Section 4: The Rise of Napoleon

2. Napoleon Bonaparte r. 1804-1815 “Ambition is never content, even on the summit of greatness”

3. Napoleon Heeds the Call

4. Napoleon Bonaparte as painted by Jacque Louis-David

5. The Egyptian Campaign

7. The Italian Campaign

8. The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his war victories

9. Napoleon’s Coronation as Emperor of the French

10. A Closer View of Napoleon Taking the Crown

11. Coronation Medals

12. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French

14. “I closed the gulf of anarchy and brought order out of chaos
“I closed the gulf of anarchy and brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law. I fought the decrepit monarchies of the Old Regime because the alternative was the destruction of all this. I purified the Revolution”

16. The Admiral Lord Nelson 1758-1805

17. Estates General National Assembly Legislative Assembly National Convention Directory Consulate (1st Consul, Consul for Life) Empire