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    France History
    http://WWW.workmall.com/wfb2001/france/french_history_napoleon.html
    Source: France Ministry of Foreigh Affairs, The Library of Congress Country Studies and other sources.

    Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps, painting by Jaques-Louis David

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    Napoleon

    Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor of France in 1804. He transformed French law through the Code Napoleon and initially expanded the French empire in Europe and the Middle East.

    Suffering repeated reverses against British naval forces and disastrous losses in his 1812 invasion of Russia, Napoleon was defeated by the British under Wellington at Waterloo in 1815, and the French empire collapsed.

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