ode, women and children, in contrast, got the bad end of the deal. If childrenwere disobedient, they could be sent to prison 46. In Napoleon's eyes, women had foreverbeen inferior to men in every way except for their God-given gift to bear children: "Women are our property, mere machines to make children " 47. Napoleon had clearlydenied the equality between men and women unlike he had given to those of differentreligions. Because the Civil Code yielded far more gains than losses, it served as afoundation for many other countries worldwide such as Japan and the Dominican Republic48. Becoming Consul and then Emperor did not deplete his ambitions as a military leader. When it came to war, Napoleon was a man of tactic. He believed that through fear, hecould slowly but surely gain control of Europe. Napoleon had great respect for what hissoldiers did in order to pacify him, but he did not care at all for their individual being. Hewas constantly giving awards and promotions, and never refused to hear a soldierscomplaints and requests although they probably meant nothing to him 49. It is recordedthat his soldiers were stunned when Napoleon offered his headquarters to them during astorm 50. Like the strategy he used to assume the position of Emperor, Napoleon madehis soldiers think that he cared for them but deep inside he could care less: " Like anyoneelse in his empire soldiers were merely tools to be used-and used up-in achieving his aims Ashcraft 9" 51. Napoleon had his eye set on Italy. The purpose of this direct attack was to indirectlyattack Austria because it owned most of the Italian land 52. The Austrian Army was takenfrom behind by Napoleon's troops and ultimately defeated in 1801 53. This was a majorwin for Napoleon but of course he was not satisfied. He defeated Austria again fouryears later but this time he was up against the Third Coalition: Britain, Russia, Austria,Sweden, and Naples 54. During this time, N...
