The First French Empire was a monarchy founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804, also known as the Napoleonic Empire. The nature of this empire is the military *** of a bourgeois nature, that is, the military of the bourgeoisie. It not only inherited some of the achievements of the French Revolution, but also betrayed some principles of the French Revolution, it not only promoted the idea of national independence and freedom and democracy in Europe, but also suppressed the national liberation and democratic movement in Europe, and it not only showed the rise and strength of the bourgeoisie, but also exposed the contradictions and crises of the bourgeoisie.
The First French Empire was a military of a bourgeois nature, which was mainly manifested in the following aspects:
The First French Empire was established on the basis of the French Revolution, and it inherited some of the achievements of the French Revolution, such as the abolition of feudalism, the establishment of the principle of equality in law, the promulgation of the Napoleonic Code, the protection of the property rights of the bourgeoisie and the development of the market economy, the promotion of the French system of weights and measures and the system of administrative divisions, and the promotion of the industrialization and modernization process of France. The main supporters and beneficiaries of the First French Empire were the bourgeoisie, especially the financial capitalists and industrial capitalists, who made great profits through wars and **, and also controlled the policy and direction of the empire through political and military influence. Napoleon Bonaparte, the emperor of the First French Empire, was himself a military genius of petty bourgeois origin, he rose to become the supreme ruler of France through military exploits and coups, and his family and relatives were also crowned kings and princes of European countries, forming a Bonaparte dynasty.
The First French Empire was a military empire that betrayed some of the principles of the French Revolution, such as popular sovereignty, freedom, equality, fraternity, democracy, republicanism, etc. Through a series of coups and constitutional amendments, Napoleon Bonaparte gradually concentrated all political and military power, abolished the elected legislature, took control of the judiciary and the executive, restricted freedom of speech and the press, suppressed the opposition and dissidents, and established a highly centralized and political system. Napoleon Bonaparte also continued to expand the territory and power of the First French Empire through a series of wars, conquered most countries on the European continent, established a series of vassal states and puppet states, forced them to implement French political and economic policies, implemented a great confrontation with Britain's maritime hegemony, and tried to establish a hegemonic system on the European continent.