I was wondering what the Founding Fathers thought of Napoleon specifically. Not the wars around him (although that is interesting too!).
I can see elements of things they would have liked and disliked. Like, he rises through popular support and acclaim and overrides the constitution and norms, but the Founding Fathers weren't enormously pro mass participation democracy anyway.
Edit: How and if their views changed over time would also be interesting.
Check these old answer from /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov and /u/Jordan42