Napoleon would eventually declare himself "Emperor of the French." John Adams had feared just such a chaotic end: A revolution of this sort, he had argued, would lead not to democracy but despotism.

It might have the image of being a mighty revolt from the French commoners against the monarchy, but the French Revolution was ... It was then reinstated by Napoleon in 1802 and abolished again ...

However, Napoleon’s participation in the failed attempt to seize La Maddalena in February 1793 contributed ... Revolution. Corsican rebels continued their fight against the French, who purchased ...

Considering he's the series' de facto French leader – leading the country in three mainline entries and both Civilization ...

The name also evokes the French military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte (1776-1821), who seized power after the French Revolution, crowned himself Emperor and ruled France until 1815. Napoleon himself ...