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.
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BirthplaceAjaccio, Corsica, France 1 RankEmperor of the French (1804-1814, 1815); previously First Consul of the French Republic (1799-1804) 1 Defining ContributionReorganized the Grande Armée around the corps system and won a decisive victory over the Third Coalition at Austerlitz in 1805. 2 Connections
Battles and Wars Led
Source Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz
Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of BorodinoReferences
Source Wikipedia: Battle of Waterloo
Source Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars
Source Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz
Doctrines Developed
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
Napoleon employed and expanded the grand battery tactic in his later campaigns.
Source Wikipedia: Grand battery
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1. Wikipedia: Napoleon
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Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Longwood, Saint Helena
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Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 - 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815.
throughout, early-life and military sections
Bonaparte was commissioned
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz
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The military victory of Napoleon's Grande Armée at Austerlitz brought the War of the Third Coalition to an end, with the Peace of Pressburg signed by the French and Austrians later in the month.
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
View the Source 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 EmpireQuote, 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.
Wikipedia: Corps
WikipediaDoctrines Developed: Corps System, Article textQuote, Doctrines Developed: Corps System, Article text
Napoleon first used the corps d'armée in 1805.
Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars
Wikipedia: Battle of Waterloo
Wikipedia: Grand battery
WikipediaDoctrines Developed: Grand Battery (Massed Artillery Tactic)View the Source Wikipedia: Battle of Borodino
Battles and Wars Led: Battle of Borodino, ReferencesQuote, Battles and Wars Led: Battle of Borodino, References
Napoleon I
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