Napoleon Bonaparte - conqueror of Europe

Druga polovica 18. i prva polovica 19. st. u Europi su obilježene kroz uspon i pad prvog francuskog cara, Napoleona Bonapartea. Kroz bazu rada prati se ambiciozni život mladog Korzikanca kojeg su zaokupili visoki životni ciljevi koje je kanio postići za vrijeme svoje vladavine. Njegova titula velikog osvajača povezana je s brojnim ratovima koji su nazvani po njemu. Europa se za njegova vremena našla uzdrmana velikim ambicijama običnog čovjeka. Unatoč osvajanjima velikog teritorija, kao opreka je niknuo veliki val nacionalnog osjećaja u brojnim zemljama koji on nije uspio premostiti, posebice u Španjolskoj i Portugalu. Kao protunapad njegovim stalnim ratovima, u Europi je stvorena koalicija država, koja se iznova iz godine u godinu stvarala s ciljem Napoleonova uništenja. U želji za stvaranjem velikog carstva, stalni trn u oku mu je bila Velika Britanija, koju nije uspio slomiti ni kontinentalnom blokadom, ni povijesno velikim pohodima na Egipat i Rusiju, kako bi se lakše domogao Indije i zadao joj poražavajući udarac. Ipak, sa svojom ekspedicijom u Egiptu ostao je vojno poražen, no Europi je donio temelje za izučavanje nove znanosti, egiptologije. Svojom taktičnošću i genijalnošću zatvorio je vrata velikim trgovačkim silama, Mletačkoj i Dubrovačkoj Republici. Vrhunac moći je dosegnuo bitkama kod Austerliza i Wagrama. Pohod na Rusiju je nagovijestio početak njegova kraja koji je kulminirao porazima kod Leipziga 1813. i Waterlooa 1815. Porazom kod Waterlooa 1815. koalicijske su snage konačno stale na kraj Napoleonovim osvajanjima i time mu zauvijek zatvorile europska vrata progonom na Svetu Helenu. S druge strane, njegov život zatočenika na Svetoj Heleni bio je obilježen sjećanjima i preispitivanjima mahnitih pohoda koje je sam predvodio. Njegovom smrću 1821. završila je jedna snažna epoha neponovljivog i grandioznog imperatora koji nije prezao ni pred čim.The second half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century in Europe are shown as a journey of ascend and downfall the first French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. The work follows the ambitious life of a young Corsican who is obsessed with high goals which he wanted to achieve. His title of great conqueror stems from numerous wars that got his name. During his time, Europe found itself shaken by the great ambitions of a common man. Despite the conquest of large territories, a great wave of national sentiment appeared in many countries, which he failed to overcome, especially in Spain and Portugal. As a counter-attack to his constant wars, a coalition of a states was created in Europe, born year after year, with the aim of destroying Napoleon. In the desire of his great empire, a thorn in his eye was the United Kingdom, which he failed to conquer either by continental blockade or the historically large marches on Egypt and Russia, so that he could easily conquer India and give the United Kingdom ulitmate and final strike. With his expedition in Egypt he remained militarily defeated, but brought to Europe the foundations for the study of new sciences, Egyptology. With his intelligence and tactics he closed the door to big trading forces, such as Venetian and Dubrovnik Republics. He was at maximum of his power in battles of Austerlitz and Wagram. The march to Russia heralded the beginning of its end, culminating in the defeats of Leipzig in 1813 and Waterloo in 1815. After Napoleon was defeated in battle of Waterloo in 1815 coalition of states finally put an end to Napoleons conquest and closed the european doors to him forever by exiling him to Saint Helena. On the other hand, his life as a prisoner at Saint Helena was marked with his memories and recounts of frantic battles which he led. His death in 1821 was a powerful epoch of an unrepeatable and grandiose emperor who despised nothing