Napoleon Bonaparte is considered by some a reformer and by others a monster, although all must agree that the emperor of France, and for sixteen years most of Europe, one of the greatest military and political geniuses of all time. Napoleon took advantage of every opportunity time after time. In November 1799, Napoleon joined with Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes and other plotters in designing a coup d'etat to overthrow the Directory of France. Quickly revising the Constitution, …showed first 75 words of 489 total…

…showed last 75 words of 489 total…may be considered a monster by some, but if he were a monster he was a successful monster. Napoleon did conquer many lands, but he also made many political contributions that made his life as a leader a success. Bonaparte, by restoring health to a sick country and by strengthening the foundation of France without revoking the essential achievements of the French revolution, deserves the nickname he gave himself in 1799, "the child of the revolution."