Napoleon: the Transition from Enlightened Despots to Modern Dictators

He did not acquire these lands by diplomatic relationships, but by force. Bonaparte relied on his fighting men to take over the world and force them into alliances with the nation of France, making him a military dictator. Also the concept he used of satellite nations was a concept of one man having power over huge amounts of land and nations, the concept of a modern totalitarian.
<Tab/>As both sides have their points to argue, it is more correct to say that Napoleon Bonaparte was a transition from enlightened despots to modern dictators. Lyons takes this approach in his analysis of Bonaparte by stating he is the continuation of the French Revolution. …