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Effective Military Leadership (Napoleon) - Coggle Diagram
Effective Military Leadership (Napoleon)
Napoleonic Legend
Napoleon was the man who brought stability and unity back to France and was an enlightened ruler anxious to being lasting reforms beneficial to the French people and to consolidate the gains of the revolution
Successful due to power
Won respect from the regime given his response to the Vendemiaire rising
Led to him being given the chance to command the forces in Italy in 1796
1797 - sent his generals to help to purge the assembly of royalists (who opposed him)
Napoleon made up one legislative body of the Coup of Brumaire
Led to a rewritten constitution
Control led him to make decisions which impacted the societal experience within France
Electoral system was based on tax liability
Napoleon made himself emperor in 1804
Successful due to noble aims
Ambitions allowed him to travel to Egypt
Gained popular support due greatly to his aims for France's political body - seemed to abolish monarchy
Sought effective political power in France
Published the Civil Code
May be argued to not be very noble as it favoured the upper class and was likely to harm lower class workers
Focused greatly on education
Napoleon implemented various secondary educational schools as well as the Imperial University
Did not want the legislature to have a dominant place in the Constitution
Seemingly noble but does suggest that he did not want to be held accountable
Established dictatorship that favoured others frequently, for example, with popular sovereignity
Successful due to persistence and the ability to "make things happen"
Began to make peace in Austria without authority from the French Government
Presented with an agreement that was "too good to resist"
Worked with the Church to come to agreements for over a year - dedication to his cause
Achieved control by following 'senatus consultum' methods to issue decrees, he was able to ensure that all changes were followed through to his satisfaction
Did not believe in freedom of the press - dictorial
Victories in 1802 greatly improved the financial situation of France in 1802
Successful due to cleverness/manipulation
Worked with Sieyes to give the impression that the coup was secure to maintain his military and political status
Made himself first consul - control over second and third consuls would grant him complete power
Sought ways to make his rule seem less oppositional
"The truth is not half so important as what people think to be true"
Added extra 'yes' votes to the column for the use of an army
Successful due to effective political authority
1797 use of army against the royalists helped to improve the political position of the army
Several victories while in Egypt
Abbe Sieyes and other politicians were looking for a general to help lead troops against the Second Coalation
Napoleon sought political authority and control - wanted dictatorship
"The truth is not half so important as what people think to be true"
Ultimately he was the head of the consuls, the legislative process and the executive
Was able to handle the oppositional parties (Jacobins, Royalists, Tribnate, etc.)
His means of handling this were often violent and resulted in raids, formation of new policies and other means
Successful due to chance
Born into wealthy family
Son of a noble
Won a place in preparatory school and then as an artillery officer
Work in Egypt provided him with numerous unexpected opportunities, namely working with Sieyes
France's political and social position was struggling greatly at the time, the country was desperate
Was able to use assassination plot to his advantage to deport Jacobin activists
All of these elements which made Napoleon an effective leader seem to have largely contributed to his ability to lead a military and therefore provide effective militia within France during the Revolution