Did Napoleon defend or betray the ideals of the French Revolution?

He betrayed. He took the army that was defending the republic and turned it into an instrument of conquest which led to him becoming emperor.

Answered by Ertorbeck | 2024-06-10

Napoleon preserved some ideals of the French Revolution like shared national identity and reduced noble power. However, he betrayed principles like liberty and equality by reinstating slavery in France's colonies, declaring himself the emperor, and arresting Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution. ;

Answered by JelenaHadid | 2024-06-18

Napoleon preserved some ideals of the French Revolution like shared national identity and reduced noble power. However, he betrayed principles like liberty and equality by reinstating slavery in France's colonies, declaring himself the emperor, and arresting Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution. ;

Answered by JelenaHadid | 2024-06-18

Napoleon preserved some ideals of the French Revolution like shared national identity and reduced noble power. However, he betrayed principles like liberty and equality by reinstating slavery in France's colonies, declaring himself the emperor, and arresting Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution. ;

Answered by JelenaHadid | 2024-06-24

Napoleon Bonaparte both defended and betrayed the ideals of the French Revolution. He maintained certain revolutionary principles like legal equality and educational reforms but also contradicted core revolutionary goals by declaring himself Emperor and reinstating slavery. His imperial ambitions further undermined the revolutionary spirit of democracy and national self-determination.
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Answered by JelenaHadid | 2024-09-30