Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821): emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe During 1802-1815 Napoleon tried to gain control of the whole of europe. he had great success against all his enemies except Britain, whose navy under Nelson defeated the French navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and whose army fought the peninsular War against him from 1808-1814, marking him weaker in his other campaigns. In 1812 Napoleon lost half a million men when he invaded Russia in winter, and in 18 14 the british, russians Prussians and Austrians entered Paris. They sent Napoleon to rule the island of Elba in the mediterranean, but the collected an army around him and returned to paris. He was soon defeated again, at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and was sent to the island of st helena in the south Atlantic. where he died in 1821• Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821): emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe. • During 1802-1815 Napoleon tried to gain control of the whole of Europe. He had great success against all his enemies except Britain, whose navy under Nelson defeated the French navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and whose army fought the Peninsular War against him from 1808-1814, marking him weaker in his other campaigns. In 1812 Napoleon lost half a million men when he invaded Russia in winter, and in 1814 the British, Russians, Prussians and Austrians entered Paris. They sent Napoleon to rule the island of Elba in the Mediterranean, but the collected an army around him and returned to Paris. He was soon defeated again, at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and was sent to the island of St Helena in the south Atlantic, where he died in 1821