and waved flaming torches. It was December 2, 1805, the first anniversary of his coronation. Napoleon told an aide, "This is the finest evening of my life." Daybreak came with an impenetrable fog.

As he begins to win wars through his astute mind and strategy, Napoleon steadily rises to power. His consistency ultimately leads to his coronation as Emperor of the French by the Pope.

The first part could’ve taken Napoleon from his ambitious beginnings up to his coronation, then the second part could’ve followed the fall of his empire. Splitting movies into two parts has ...