As Napoleon I, Napoleon Bonaparte was Emperor of the French. Thus he was emperor of a people, not of a nation, as he would have been had he been Emperor of France.
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He ended that silly French Revolutionary Calendar and returned the use of the Gregorian calendar to the Nation.
Napoleon Bonaparte created the continental system in order to weaken Britain's economy. The system forbid any nation in Europe from trading with Britain.
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As Napoleon I, Napoleon Bonaparte was Emperor of the French. Thus he was emperor of a people, not of a nation, as he would have been had he been Emperor of France.
The crowning of Napoleon Bonaparte began the French nation. This happened after the French Revolution, which took place in the late 1700s. Bonaparte was crowned in 1802.
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He ended that silly French Revolutionary Calendar and returned the use of the Gregorian calendar to the Nation.
The phrase "a nation of shopkeepers" is commonly attributed to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who used it to mock England's focus on trade and commerce rather than military prowess.
If you are a US Citizen, then you live in a nation that spreads from "Sea to Shining Sea" because of the Louisiana Purchase.
The quote is typically ascribed to Napoleon Bonaparte. However, it is from earlier. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_shopkeepers
This phrase or the similar one below are attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte."Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons."Probably said by Napoleon Bonaparte. (Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers)
Napoleon Bonaparte created the continental system in order to weaken Britain's economy. The system forbid any nation in Europe from trading with Britain.
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He was from the Island of Corsica, which had been under French control for a year at the time of his birth. He would not, however (at least in his earlier life), refer to himself as French, but instead Corsican.