Comments for Napoleon I, Emperor of the French http://napoleononline.ca Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:09:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Josephine and Napoleon by fazal comrade http://napoleononline.ca/2011/01/napoleon-and-josephine/#comment-456 fazal comrade Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:09:30 +0000 http://napoleononline.ca/?p=269#comment-456 Hi Glenn i fully endorse your comments but just to add little to your account- Bony was so much impressed with the boy boldness and confidence that when he met his mother he thought that his mother might have been endowed with more traits of head and heart but ironically Bony opinion proved totally wrong as she betrayed his trust several times and proved to be lady of weak character. Hi Glenn

i fully endorse your comments but just to add little to your account- Bony was so much impressed with the boy boldness and confidence that when he met his mother he thought that his mother might have been endowed with more traits of head and heart but ironically Bony opinion proved totally wrong as she betrayed his trust several times and proved to be lady of weak character.

]]> Comment on Josephine and Napoleon by Glenn http://napoleononline.ca/2011/01/napoleon-and-josephine/#comment-5 Glenn Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:07:56 +0000 http://napoleononline.ca/?p=269#comment-5 One of the stories of their initial meeting was that after Napoleon had become General of the Interior, he had banned all local weapons. The story goes that a young lad of twelve approached Napoleon and asked to recover a confiscated sword which had belonged to his father who had been executed during the Reign of Terror. Napoleon agreed and the boy's mother came to thank Napoleon. Who shows up but Josephine, and the rest is history... One of the stories of their initial meeting was that after Napoleon had become General of the Interior, he had banned all local weapons. The story goes that a young lad of twelve approached Napoleon and asked to recover a confiscated sword which had belonged to his father who had been executed during the Reign of Terror. Napoleon agreed and the boy’s mother came to thank Napoleon. Who shows up but Josephine, and the rest is history…

]]> Comment on Continental System by Glenn http://napoleononline.ca/2011/01/continental-system/#comment-4 Glenn Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:58:45 +0000 http://napoleononline.ca/?p=566#comment-4 Many historians believe that the Continental System was one of the key issues that eventually led to Napoleon's ultimate demise. It probably did more harm than good economically from an overall balance of trade perspective, and it alienated the countries that had signed up to it (albeit willingly). The Spanish ulcer was originally "opened" due to Napoleon's desire to bring Portugal into the Continental System (as it was one of the few countries with ports not under his control) and thereby needed influence over Spain to gain access to Portugal. The two biggest drains on France (militarily, politically and economically) being Russia and Spain were directly related to the attempt to enforce this economic blockade. The combination of all of these factors would not bode well for France or Napoleon. Many historians believe that the Continental System was one of the key issues that eventually led to Napoleon’s ultimate demise. It probably did more harm than good economically from an overall balance of trade perspective, and it alienated the countries that had signed up to it (albeit willingly). The Spanish ulcer was originally “opened” due to Napoleon’s desire to bring Portugal into the Continental System (as it was one of the few countries with ports not under his control) and thereby needed influence over Spain to gain access to Portugal. The two biggest drains on France (militarily, politically and economically) being Russia and Spain were directly related to the attempt to enforce this economic blockade. The combination of all of these factors would not bode well for France or Napoleon.

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