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Napoleon did all he could to overthrow the advances the revolution made. He was anti-revolutionary. For example, he reinstated slavery in 1802 in the French col

• e44858 3y ago
  Not exactly: "the law only “maintained” slavery where it had not been abolished, i.e., in law, in the colonies occupied by the British from 1794 to 1802 (Martinique essentially) and, in fact, in those situated east of the Cape of Good Hope."
  • jhbadger 3y ago
    From the linked article: "Formally, the law only “maintained” slavery where it had not been abolished, i.e., in law, in the colonies occupied by the British from 1794 to 1802 (Martinique essentially) and, in fact, in those situated east of the Cape of Good Hope. But in the instructions he gave to the captains general who were to administer the “reconquered” colonies, Bonaparte asked them to re-establish slavery everywhere, when they deemed it appropriate. This is what they would do in Saint-Domingue, Guyana and Guadeloupe." And mind you, this is from napoleon.org, a pretty pro-Napoleon source.