Napoleon's military leadership and reasons for military success Flashcards
When was the Siege of Toulon?
1793
SOT: What was Napoleon put in charge of?
Artillery by the Convention, Augustin Robespierre demanded he was given the chance.
SOT: What did Napoleon get?
100 guns from surrounding, Marseilles.
SOT: What were the officers serving with him like?
Incompetent.
SOT: What did the British command?
The port and little fortresses above it, nicknamed the ‘Little Gibraltar’.
SOT: What did the French force amount to?
Around 32,000
SOT: How did Napoleon gain the French an advantage?
On 16th December, attacked at night and got heigh advantage.
Rain shot onto British ships and town of Toulon.
British withdrew within one day.
SOT: What was the impact of the SOT for Napoleon?
During the terror he was promoted to brigadier general in the army.
By 1795 what was Napoleon?
Frances youngest general at age 25.
When was the ‘Whiff of grapeshot’?
1795
Why was Napoleon called in 1795?
To protect parliament.
How large were the royalist forces?
Outnumbered the republicans by to 6 to 1 on 5th October.
How did the republicans remain victorious?
They held perimeter, canons fired grapeshot into royalist forces.
What was Napoleon viewed as after 1795?
A national hero - given command of French army in Italy.
What did royalists label Napoleon to be?
General Vendémiaire to portray it as massacre.