Napoleon lets try to explain his success and failures step by step using jyotish

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Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on 15 August 1769, the second

of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte's eight children. In 1778, Napoleon

began his education at Autun and later attended school in Brienne,

excelling in mathematics and science. Following a year's study at the

Ecole Militaire in Paris, he was commissioned in the artillery in

1785. The year 1789 saw the outbreak of the French revolution, which

created an atmosphere of opportunity that would not have existed under

the Bourbons, and Napoleon was to make the most of it.

 

The first opportunity came in 1793, when Bonaparte was promoted to

brigadier general for the decisive part he played in the siege of

Toulon, which ousted the British from mainland France. After the coup

de Thermidor in 1794, Napoleon fell out of favor and was imprisoned.

After his release he ended up preserving the new government from the

Parisian Mob with artillery fire, an event that has become known as

the 'Whiff of Grapeshot.' A grateful government later appointed

Napoleon to command of the Army of Italy. Before his departure,

Napoleon married Josephine de Beauharnais on 9 March 1796.

 

Campaigning in Italy in 1796 and 1797, he inspired the impoverished

army with the promise of "honor, glory, and riches," and enjoyed a

succession of victories, which resulted in Austria signing the Peace

of Campo Formio. His display of bravery, intelligence, and leadership

proved an inspiration to the common soldier and formed an enduring

bond. Returning to France, he was given charge of an expedition to

Egypt, control of which would threaten English possessions in India.

The victory at the Battle of the Pyramids gave French control of

Cairo, but the naval defeat at Aboukir Bay isolated the expedition

from France. After some unsuccessful campaigning in Syria, he departed

by ship with a small group of friends and sailed to France, abandoning

his Army.

 

In 1799, public sentiment had swung against the government, and

following the coup d'etat de Brumaire, Napoleon became the defacto

ruler of France. The country was still at war however, and after a

dramatic crossing of the Alps, Napoleon defeated the Austrians at the

battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800. This victory solidified his

reputation of invincibility, and combined with other successes, led to

a general peace.

 

After a decade of war, a grateful France made Napoleon Consul for Life

and effective sovereign of the nation. Napoleon proved to be an

equally skilled statesman and remodelled the country's economy and

administration. He signed a Concordat with the Pope in 1801 which

restored religion to France, but his greatest achievement was the

Civil Code which in part is still used today. His growing popularity

resulted in his being proclaimed Emperor in 1804. At the coronation,

Napoleon crowned himself, taking the crown from the Pope in a symbolic

manner to show that power stemmed from the state and not the church as

with previous monarchs.

 

It was an uneasy peace however, and plans were made to invade Britain

by crossing the English Channel, but these were abandoned when

Napoleon marched his highly trained Grand Armée into central

Europe to

meet the converging forces of Austria and Russia. Capturing a large

part of the Austrian army at Ulm, Napoleon crossed the Danube to face

the remaining Austrians and the Russians at Austerlitz. The result was

a decisive victory known as the 'Battle Of Three Emperors' on 2

December 1805. Austria sued for peace, but a new coalition was formed

of Britain, Russia and Prussia. Napoleon defeated the Prussians at

Jena in 1806, and the Russians at Friedland in 1807.

 

Following these victories, Napoleon was at the pinnacle of his career.

With a great display of pomp he met the Tsar of Russia at Tilsit and a

new Franco/Russian alliance was born. Portions of Prussia were divided

into new states, and Napoleon later announced a new policy of economic

warfare that was to become known as the Continental System. Its goal

was to destroy Britain's economic dominance by closing all continental

ports to British trade. In pursuit of this policy, Napoleon sent

troops to conquer Britain's ally Portugal and close the port of

Lisbon. Following that success, he used those same troops to bully the

Spanish King into abdicating in favor of his brother Joseph. The

Spanish revolted and Britain landed an army in Portugal to support

them. Napoleon marched the Grand Armée to the Peninsula, defeated

the

Spaniards and drove the British to the coast.

 

In 1809, another coalition was formed between Britain and Austria,

forcing Napoleon to return and wage a campaign in Germany before Spain

was pacified. Successful battles resulted in the French occupation of

Vienna, but Napoleon suffered his first clear defeat in an attempt to

cross the Danube at Aspern-Essling and come to grips with the Austrian

army led by Archduke Charles. A later crossing led to victory at

Wagram on 5-6 July 1809 and the signing of the Treaty of Schonbrunn.

 

Napoleon, still legally childless and desiring an heir for his growing

empire reluctantly divorced Josephine and arranged a marriage with the

daughter of the Austrian Emperor. She soon bore him a son, Napoleon

II, christened the King of Rome on 20 March 1811.

 

Most of Europe was then an ally or under the direct control of France,

but Spain and Portugal remained openly contested and large portions of

the French army became embroiled in a long war that was to become

known as the 'Spanish Ulcer.' Relations with Russia also deteriorated

when the Tsar broke with the Continental System and in 1812 Napoleon

invaded with a multinational army of 600,000 men. The battle of

Borodino resulted in Napoleon's occupation of Moscow, but he was

unable to bring the Tsar to terms, and was soon forced to retreat. The

'scorched earth' policy employed by the Russians combined with extreme

weather caused the Grand Armée to disintegrate and the campaign

ended

in disaster. The defeat in Russia prompted Prussia, Sweden, and

Austria to declare war on France. Napoleon raised another army but was

decisively defeated at the great Battle of Nations. Napoleon fought a

last brilliant campaign in France to defend Paris, but in April 1814

abdicated and went into exile on the island of Elba. The Bourbon king

was restored to the French throne.

 

While the Allies debated a realignment of the map of Europe in Vienna,

Napoleon planned his return, and in March 1815, he landed in France

and regained his throne in a bloodless coup. Rather than await another

invasion, Napoleon surprised Allied forces in Belgium. After initial

success, Napoleon fought the Duke of Wellington leading an

Anglo/Allied army at Waterloo, and was decisively defeated on 18 June

1815. Napoleon was exiled to the island of St. Helena situated in the

South Atlantic Ocean, where he resided until his death on 5 May 1821.

His remains were removed from St. Helena in 1840 and his body now

rests at les Invalides in Paris.

 

 

 

 

 

I am using 11:30 a.m. as birth time and feel that Venus antardasa's

Rahu mahadasa played a major role in his rise to fame and power and

start of Sun mahadasa completely destroyed him. Guruji's please

correct me if I am wrong and all jyotish students participate using

his life history above with finer details like arudha lagna's varga

charts ashtotari dasa's (esp 8th from al in ashtotari dasa leading to

fall in status ) strength of Venus,Rahu,Sun etc thanks to all in

advance. If you like we can do this type of exercise again with

another figure of history

 

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