The Empire of Napoleon Pt. 1

When Napoleon snatched the crown from the pope and placed it on his own head, crowning himself emperor of France, his reign had begun in earnest. He had won renown as a military general, and he would have to continue to be militant if he wanted the respect of the people. He decided to invade England. However, he was defeated at the battle of Trafalgar, showing yet again that the British were still the greatest naval force. He turned his focus to Russia, another member of the Third Coalition(an alliance between Russia, Britain, and Austria against France). In one of his most magnificent battles, Napoleon dissolved the Third Coalition by defeating the Russians at Austerlitz. He had amassed a great empire. However, unlike the revolutionaries, he acted like a conqueror more than a liberator. So much so that he alienated a great deal of his subjects. The fall of the French Emperor was coming.