During Napoleon's time, he was a considered an Enlightened leader who led the French towards progression, prior to failing later in his career. Napoleon, was not the epitome of the ultimate dictator nor necessarily the greatest Enlightenment advocate for his people, but he did pursue both concepts that brought France to glory. POLITICAL/MILITARY: Napoleon Bonaparte continued being promoted until he seized the opportunity to control France. Bonaparte, used the French Revolution and French nationalism to unite the country. He did this by supporting the French Revolution and raised French nationalism with his bold moves to ruin Britain, France's greatest enemy.
Owen Connelly’s perspective on the way Napoleon won battles is his opinion and he tries to prove it in this book. Napoleon may have had an ego…maybe he earned it. He may have “scrambled” to get the job done…maybe he thought outside the box and it worked most of the time. But, he was determined and brilliant and to me he still remains the Great Commander that I wish I had when I was in the
One of Henry VIII’s main aims when he came to power was to be as different from his father as possible, and this is what led him to make many of his decisions during the first few years of his reign. Henry’s personal ambition was to invade and take the throne of France; he wanted the fame and glory that came with winning battles and taking over countries. Adding to this, Henry wanted to become a huge part of Europe, trying to form alliances, sign treaties and claim status. Henry knew that if he was going to take over France he would need powerful allies as France was becoming powerful itself, was becoming wealthy and gaining military strength. His last aim was the succession.
This is evident when he conquered Egypt controlled by the Turkish, then finally defeated the Turks in 1799 (Moore). Because of Napoleon's strategic warfare, although outnumbered, his army was able to defeat the Russian and Austrian army on December 2, 1805. And by 1806, Napoleon's army controlled much of the western region of Europe (Delfigalo). Napoleon was sought as a possible national leader. As a result, several French politicians over through the Directory on November 9, 1799.
The aims set to be achieved by Henry was to; Capture France, become a ‘Warrior king’ and to be known as one of the leading country’s in the world. I believe it was a failure to some extent because even though the major aim of capturing France was not met, Henry still made a name not only for himself
He was soon turned around by the young military commander. Under his direction the rebuilt army won numerous important victories against the Austrians, which greatly expanded the French empire and helped make Napoleon the military's best general. His national profile was enhanced by his marriage Josephine de Beauharnais, who was the widow of General Alexandre de Beauharnais who was guillotined during the Reign of Terror and the mother of two children. The two were married in a civil ceremony on March nine seventeen seventy
Although Henry did eventually get his Heir to crown it didn’t happen till’ Edward VI in 1537. This means that Henry’s biggest and most important aim was technically a failure during the early years of his reign. Another important goal that Henry VIII wanted to achieve in the early years of his Reign was to bring Honour and Glory to England and for him to be known as a true English warrior to the rest of Europe. Henry did somewhat achieve this goal with his wars with France and Scotland. The battle of the Spurs (1513) and the Battle of Flodden (1513), although to some considered small skirmishes, did make the countries of Europe start to notice England as a possible threat and certainly now knew about Henry VIII.
Although his tactics were pessimistic, he was influential through the expansion of his empire, association with other leading nations, and irrational war crimes. A French military and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte rose to distinction during the later stages of the French Revolution and its future wars in
However, the most accurate assessment of Bonaparte’s intentions as leader most probably lies somewhere in between these two views. He was undoubtedly ruthlessly ambitious, but nevertheless, as an autocratic leader, made his own ambitions and desires synonymous with those of France and its people. Tulard (C) is no doubt the most forceful in claiming that the personal benefits which arose from making France a more stable, and thus more prosperous country, had always been Napoleon’s primary motivation from the very outset. However, a number of flaws in his argument are apparent, particularly the fact that he neglects to consider the desires of the French population; a strong government capable of restoring much needed political and
Conclusion In conclusion, whilst the Campaigns were pivotal opportunities for Napoleon to make his name and increase his popularity and heroism, this by itself was not enough to make him the most powerful person in France by 1800. His personal leadership characteristics, his ability to exploit