Napoleon
Napoleon was one of the greatest military commanders in history. ... In my opinion, Napoleon was a French nationalist of an Europeanist and his foreign policy, especially the Continental System was the cause of the fall of his own empire. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Through his military lead and his ruthless policies, Napoleon rose to become Napoleon I, Emperor of France. ... Napoleon had shown his ability as a great general and a superb administrator. ... By sending his relatives to rule over the foreign countries, it showed how Napoleon wanted to unite Europe to the French control. ... In Central Europe, Napoleon tried to decrease the number of German states by setting up the Confederation of the Rhine to rule the German states and it was given power to his brother.