2026-10-09 08:24 UTC
Long-term, sure, but they quickly lost most of their gains in the short and medium term when Napoleon restored the monarchy.
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@njm1314@lemmy.world 2026-10-09 08:34
Not at all. Napoleon’s Empire was extremely enlightened compared to the ancient regime they had been laboring under. He’s the one that implemented said law code for instance. It wasn’t a republic but in a lot of way Napoleon’s reign is what cemented the gains of the Revolution. The institution that made them permanent and helped to forge the concept of the nation of France. Also don’t forget that Napoleon overthrew the dictatorship of the Directory that itself had overthrown the Revolution.