Robert Fulton and Napoleon I, 1804

Robert Fulton and Napoleon Bonaparte discussing the steamship invention by Fulton. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code, has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France (Napoleonic Wars). He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, while consolidating an imperial monarchy. Due to his success in these wars, often against larger forces, he is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Robert Fulton (1765-1815), American marine engineer. Fulton began as a portrait painter, and moved to Britain in 1787. There, he became interested in engineering, and designed a cradle device that lifted canal boats to replace lock systems. In 1791 he moved to France where he designed the torpedo carrying submarine Nautilus, and, in 1803, the first steamship. Fulton returned to America and by 1807 had organized first commercial paddle steamer services on the Hudson River. In 1814 he also designed and launched the Demolgos, the first steam warship

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