Napoleon Bonaparte's Legacy

Napoleon is buried with full military honors on St Helena. But later, in 1840, French King Louis Philippe agrees to have his remains repatriated. On December 15th of that year for the state funeral he never had,. Napoleon's casket is born on an enormous gilded carriage through the centre of Paris and a million people from the streets. Veterans saw open men. Even beyond the grave, Napoleon stirs feelings. The monarchy's days are numbered. There had been a second revolution in 1830, a third will follow in 1848. A second republic will emerge under an elected president, Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's nephew. He will tear a leaf out of his