Who Was Responsible For Napoleon's Downfall

Napoleon first started out as a soldier, then moved to Director, then to First Consul, then crowned himself Emperor.The French accepted this because he led the French army against France’s enemies and the army was the only thing that the French could show. While he was Emperor he blocked all presses so that no one could spread rumors about him. His downfall was due to his greediness. He tried to defeat Russia. Russia has never been defeated and Napoleon believed he could beat one of the best nations in the world. He lost due to the freezing cold weather, but that wasn’t it. Russia’s technique of Scorched Earth did not allow the French to be self-efficient. Even though Napoleon had dominant defeats against the French enemies, he was still a

tyrannical leader because he fought Russia one of the largest powers in the nation, he Cope d’etat, and he took a lot of territories.
Napoleon demonstrated that he was a tyrant when he tried to take over Russia.

Russia had probably the most land in Europe and was the most powerful. Napoleon was so power thirsty that he didn't think of the fact that Russia has never been defeated. It wasn’t just the Russian military, it was also Russia’s seasons. According to PBS,”the blazing heat of the Russian summer began to take its toll. Soldiers fell from exhaustion,sickness, and desertion.” The summer in Russia was deadly that after two months 150,000 of Napoleon’s soldiers were dead. Napoleon thirst for power killed 150,000 soldiers in only two months. The French army was so dominant due to them being self-sufficient. When the French invaded Russia the Russians burned the cities the French invaded so that the French could not rely on the food that is in the Russian cities. Napoleon’s ridiculous idea of taking over Russia showed he was a tyrannical

leader.
. Napoleon Bonaparte Coup D’etat, taking a country over illegaly. Napoleon became the most powerful person in France. According to the Library of Washington,” The Coup d’état established Napoleon as First Consul of France. Napoleon quickly became powerful.”
The Coup D’etat didn’t just make Napoleon the First Consul of France, it also led up to Napoleon crowning himself to be Emperor. The only reason the French accpeted him was because he won many battles against France’s enemies. After he lost the Battle of Waterloo and the war against Russia they tried to erase everything he did. It was only the battles that he won that made him popular, but his tyrannical ways brought him to his downfall. If Napoleon didn’t have his tyrannical ways than he wouldn’t have become Emperor. He wouldn’t have the desire to fight all those battles. He wouldn’t have been Emperor. It was the power that France loved. Napoleon’s personality and kindness toward the citizens wasn’t the reason for his popularity, it was his tyrannical ways in war and in the spot of a leader that created his popularity.
The other decisions that made him tyrannical leader was taking over a bunch of the continent of Europe. Now taking over land could just be a matter of gaining some land but not half a continent. According to the textbook it says,” He forced Austria and Prussia to sign peace treaties that benfited the French, and Russia then formed an alliance with France. He ruled over two countries which are Netherlands and Spain. He forced the Kingdom of Italy and the Papal states into alliances.” Controlling two huge countries and forcing four nations/countries into alliances is insane. Napoleon was the most tyrannical leader in that time period. He was so power thirsty that he pretty much conquered Europe besides Great Britain and Russia, otherwise he controls Europe. Only tyrants can control half a continent as large as Europe. Napoleon could’ve have been the only leader that has taken over half a country. If this is true Napoleon is a die hard tyrant who would do anything to conquer the whole world. His tyrant ways lead to his downfall though. He felt that it was a good idea to invade Russia. He invading Russia in the summer of 1812. According to PBS,”As the days passed, the blazing heat of the Russian summer began to take its toll. Soldiers died, even before the first battle, from exhaustion, sickness, and dessertion. There were already 150,000 slodiers dead.” Napoleon didn’t realize how big of a mistake it was to invade Russia. The French were self-efficient which is what made the military dominant. The Russians countered that by burning the cities/towns that they fled so the French army couldn’t be self-efficient. According to PBS,” As Napoleon’s army entered the city on September 14, they found it almost deserted. That night, Mosc. ow began to burn.” The Russians would do anything, even burn what is called the “holy city”, to win the battle. Napoleon ended up retreating but much of his army was killed. Napoleon as the tyrant he was made a terrible decision which was attacking a country that has never been beaten in war. He wanted all of Europe to be under his control.
Napoleon was a filthy tyrant who took a ton of land, Coup D’etat, and tried to take over Russia.

Eventhough a country wants more land, they don’t take over most of a continent. Eventhough the people accepted him as Emperor, it was because he could win battles, not because he was a great leader. If he wasn’t a good military leader than he wouldn’t be the Emperor because there was nothing else to like about him. He was a power thirsty tyrant who would do anything to conquer

land.