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Napoleon Bonaparte

Also Known As Bonaparte
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Bicorne Hat with Cockade

A French military officer who rose to prominence during the crisis and warfare surrounding the French Revolution in the 1790s, leading French armies to major victories against Austrian forces in Northern Italy in 1796 and 1797. He went on to seize political power and build an empire across continental Europe, commanding roughly a million soldiers by 1812, the largest armed force assembled up to that time.

Facts
Birth Date
1769-08-15 1
Death Date
1821-05-05 1
Birthplace
Ajaccio, Corsica, France 1
Death Place
Longwood, Saint Helena 1
Rank
Emperor of the French (1804-1814, 1815); previously First Consul of the French Republic (1799-1804) 1
Defining Contribution
Reorganized the Grande Armee around the corps system and won a decisive victory over the Third Coalition at Austerlitz in 1805. 2
Connections

Battles and Wars Led

Battle of Austerlitz, Battles and Campaigns
Source Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Borodino, Battles and Campaigns
Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of BorodinoInfobox: Commanders (French)
Battle of Waterloo, Battles and Campaigns
Source Wikipedia: Battle of Waterloo
Napoleonic Wars, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars
War of the Third Coalition, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz

Doctrines Developed

Corps System, Strategy and Doctrine

Precedents existed in Jourdan's Army of Sambre and Meuse (1795, three corps) and Moreau's four-corps division (ordered 1800); Napoleon fully developed and systematized the corps d'armee for the 1805 campaign.

Source Wikipedia: Corps
Grand Battery (Massed Artillery Tactic), Strategy and Doctrine

Napoleon employed and expanded the grand battery tactic in his later campaigns.

Source Wikipedia: Grand battery
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Napoleon
Wikipedia
  • infobox, Born field
    Ajaccio, Corsica, France
  • infobox, Died field
    Longwood, Saint Helena
  • infobox, Reign field
    Emperor of the French...18 May 1804 - 6 April 1814 / 20 March 1815 - 22 June 1815
  • throughout, early-life and military sections
    Bonaparte was commissioned
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2. Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz
Wikipedia
  • infobox/lead
    decisive French victory, ended the War of the Third Coalition
  • Battles and Wars Led: War of the Third Coalition, Commanders and leaders section
    French - Napoleon I
  • Battles and Wars Led: Battle of Austerlitz, Commanders and leaders section
    French - Napoleon I, Marshals Davout, Soult, Bernadotte, Lannes
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Western Civilization: A Concise History (Brooks)
Christopher Brooks, Portland Community College (Humanities LibreTexts)Western Civilization III, Chapter 1, Napoleon, section 1.1 The Rise of Napoleon's Empire
Quote, Western Civilization III, Chapter 1, Napoleon, section 1.1 The Rise of Napoleon's Empire
He went on in 1796 and 1797 to lead French armies to major victories in Northern Italy against the Austrians.
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Wikipedia: Corps
WikipediaDoctrines Developed: Corps System, body text
Quote, Doctrines Developed: Corps System, body text
Napoleon first used the corps d'armee in 1805
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Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars
WikipediaBattles and Wars Led: Napoleonic WarsView the Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Waterloo
WikipediaBattles and Wars Led: Battle of WaterlooView the Source
Wikipedia: Grand battery
WikipediaDoctrines Developed: Grand Battery (Massed Artillery Tactic)View the Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Borodino
Battles and Wars Led: Battle of Borodino, Infobox: Commanders (French)
Quote, Battles and Wars Led: Battle of Borodino, Infobox: Commanders (French)
Napoleon I
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