He was a great supporter of the revolution and the Directory and served them well. According to the January 2013 Salem Press Bioographic Encyclopedia: "Napoleon's remarkable early success was partly a matter of good fortune and partly the product of an invincible will and energy that made the most of every political and military opportunity " (Rollyson ). He was a brigadier general for the revolution, but was imprisoned when the Jacobins were removed from power and Thermidorean was sent there. However he was soon released. With many great victories in Egypt and a powerful marriage, he was a well-known and well-liked man. Napoleon succeeded in overthrowing the Directory in 1799. Napoleon was a great leader and calmed the chaos of the revolution. He managed to re-establish France's relationship with the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope in 1801. He proclaimed himself Supreme Emperor of France in 1804. He also granted religious freedom to Protestants and Jews. He also published the Napoleonic Code/Civil Code of 1804. This code established political and legal equality for all adult men; therefore, religion no longer had a bias in the courts or authorities. With this code; however, it limited free speech and media freedom. Over the course of his career, he expanded France's borders to the size of an empire. The only reason why Napoleon failed to conquer all of Europe