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June 21, 2016July 7, 20164 Comments Napoleon Bonaparte: Hero or Tyrant?
Left: Napoleon Crossing the Alps (c. 1801-1805) by Jacques-Louis David. Right: Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne (1806) by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.

In the same way Pre-Confederation Canadians had many opinions about the chaos created by the French Revolution, they had a lot to say about the man that put an end to it. From the time Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France in the 1799 coup d’état to his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, his escapades were closely followed and discussed in both English and French Canada. What did early 19th century Canadians think about Napoleon? Did these opinions change overtime and if so, why? 