Napoleon: The Man Who Ruled the World

From the day he was born, Napoleon appeared destined for greatness. When he came of age and joined the military, Napoleon discovered a remarkable ability to impress people.

Napoleon's early military campaigns in Italy and Egypt demonstrated his burgeoning military talent and ingratiated him in the minds of French soldiers.

By 1804, Napoleon's rise to the status of Emperor, combined with remarkable military victories, left him a short step from proclaiming himself Emperor of Europe.

By 1807, change was in the air. The Emperor's determination to impose the Continental System on the whole of Europe was the main impetus behind The Peninsular War.

With the Peninsular War still raging, Napoleon made a fateful decision in 1812 to invade Russia. Nothing could have prepared he and his men for what awaited them.

Exiled on the island of Elba, Napoleon imagined returning to France. When he did once again step foot on home soil, his people were waiting, but Waterloo proved his undoing.