Sunday, February 28, 2016

Was Napoleon for or against the French Revolution?Thanks

You could argue this both
ways.


Napoleon was clearly a part of the French
Revolution.  He participated in the Revolution and was an ardent Jacobin.  He is also
known for having defended the new government against conservative rebels in the battle
in Paris on 13 Vendemairie.  So, in this sense, he was clearly a supporter of the
Revolution.


However, you can argue that he was not, in the
end, a supporter of the values of the Revolution.  Napoleon did not, after all, bring
about a system of "liberty, equality, and fraternity."  He did not create a democratic
system once he was in power.  Instead, he created another monarchy with himself at its
head.  In this way, he did not really support the
Revolution.


Overall, then, it depends on what it means (to
you) for someone to be "for" or "against" the Revolution.

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