Napolean And The Rise Of His Empire

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Napoleon on the Rise and his Empire
Napoleon had a great rise in popularity and power in the late
1700’s and the early 1800’s. He was a well known and respected
military leader. His military knowledge made him a very dangerous
leader, he was able to capture much of Europe in a very short period
of time. His respect and power eventually made him a absolute ruler
of France.
Napoleon had a very young start to his military career, it all
started at Ecole Militaire in Paris in 1784. This was the place where he
recieved military training at such a young age. He began to study to
be an artillery man and an officer. By the age of 16 his training at
school was over and he joined the French army (N. Bonaparte).
In war Napolean was a icorrigable improvisor. This military
genius knew how to hit the enemy while they were down. It seemed
as if he always knew when was the best time to attack a enemy.
Napolean had claimed to found his battle tactics from books that were
available to any and every soldier. He also claimed that in all of his
battles fought that he did not learn something new from his first to his
last. Basically what Napolean had done in he career is perfect his
tactic, kind of like how you polish a diamond (Jones 58).
Napoleon’s strategy had demanded on very exceptional staff
work. His staff was always very intelligent and extremely confident,
because they were under one of the most brilliant military leaders of all
time. Other strategies included taking great risks, and trusting that
divisions were at a vital point at exactly the right moment (Jones 60).
It all started in 1792 when he was promoted to being a Captain
in the army. In 1793 he again received another promotion, now he
would be in charge of the artillery at the Seige of Toulon. The big
turning point in Napoleon’s military career was made in 1795 when
Napoleon saved the Revolutionary Government. This was when he
used his ...