How and why did Napoleon try to take over Europe?

Answer 1

Firstly Napoleon became a General: When he became a great general he became an Emperor. He defeated whoever he saw as his enemy and for a decade was master of Europe. Why ? Because he was able to I suppose, ambition is who and what he was.

Answer 2

In part because it could be done, but more often to gain treatys that benefitted France against the large powers like the UK and Russia.

He also invaded to avenge French humiliation in the Revolutionary wars and to protect his Government.

Answer 3

okay so napoleon was a french dictator and tried to conquer the world why

no one really knows but my THEORY is that he was trying to establish early New World Order when peoples minds we so weak and innocent of mush knowledge. He was financed by Rothschild member of the ILLUMINATI.So maybe after that fail to conquer the world. They used Hitler to try and do the same thing.

Answer 4

Because he was obliged to fight defensive wars against many European coalitions, all

of them financed and instigated by the Great Britain.

The only "offensive wars" he fought were those of the campaigns in Portugal and Spain in 1807-1809 and the invasion of Russia in 1812.

Answer 5

His first intentions were to spread his ideas ( the Code Civil des Francais)

Then his greed for power started to kick in.

Answer 6

To defend France and the liberties they had won in the French Revolution.

Answer 7

He was a badass gangsta!