Portrait of Emperor Napoléon I Bonaparte oblivious North-east view of Leadenhall Chapel

North-east view of Leadenhall Chapel

Formerly the chapel of the priory of Elsing Spital

Wooden lighter and topsail barges on the Thames at Greenwich

The Champions performing the ceremony of the Challenge

Tomb of Lancelot Andrews

Portrait of Emperor Napoléon I Bonaparte oblivious North-east view of Leadenhall Chapel'Portrait of Emperor Napolon I Bonaparte', c1804. Napoleon (1769 1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army. In 1799 he led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory, and became first consul and effective dictator of France. In 1804, he declared himself Emperor, and embarked on a series of military campaigns across Europe, the Napoleonic Wars. Victories such as Austerlitz and Jena led to France