Born on the island of Corsica in 1769, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the French military and seized power with a coup d'etat in 1799. Known for being a shrewd and skilled military strategist, he went on to become French emperor and conquered much of Europe in...
Mikhail Bogdanovich, Prince Barclay de Tolly was a Russian field marshal who was prominent in the Napoleonic Wars. Barclay was a member of a Scottish family that had settled in Livonia in the 17th century. Enlisting in the ranks of the Russian army in 17
many of whom had risen through the ranks or from the lowest strata of the population. However, as the French Army became almost exclusively an instrument for carrying out Napoleon’s aggressive plans and as it suffered tremendous losses, its combat qualities declined considerably. (For example, ...
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In spite of opposition from Lothar, who had the support of a unity faction drawn from the ranks of the clergy, the emperor sought to create a kingdom for Charles the Bald. These divergent interests would undermine Louis’s authority and cause much civil strife. Notably, in 830 Louis faced...
(particularly the cavalry arm). This directly lead to the rise of German nationalism (seeded, as the authors point out, by republican French principles)and the eventual defection of allied German state after state from Napoleon's ranks leading to his ultimate defeat. This was in addition to ...
Soult, many of whom had risen through the ranks or from the lowest strata of the population. However, as the French Army became almost exclusively an instrument for carrying out Napoleon’s aggressive plans and as it suffered tremendous losses, its combat qualities declined considerably. (For ...