NAPOLEON’S STRATEGY ON WAR

Napoleon I (1769-1821), emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe and did much to modernize the nations he ruled.

Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, and was given the name Napoleone (in French his name became Napoleon Bonaparte). He was the second of eight children of Carlo (Charles) Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte, both of the Corsican-Italian gentry. No Buonaparte had ever been a professional soldier. Carlo was a lawyer who had fought for Corsican independence, but after the French occupied the island in 1768, he served as a prosecutor and judge and entered the French aristocracy as a count. Through his father’s influence, Napoleon was educated at the expense of King Louis XVI, at Brienne and the École Militaire, in Paris. Napoleon graduated in 1785, at the age of 16, and joined the artillery as a second lieutenant1.

After the Revolution began, he became a lieutenant colonel (1791) in the Corsican National Guard. In 1793, however, Corsica declared

f. Destruction of enemy communication. As the great commander, he has the ability to assess the weaker point made in his battle plan. He always tries to find the greatest way to win the battle. One of the factors identified by him was to ensure a maximum destruction of the enemy line of communication. By applied this approach he managed to avoid the enemy reinforcement or resupply of the logistic during the baftle.

g. Practice of effective logistic system. Napoleon also always stress on the proper and systematic logistic planning. He believes that if the soldier full equip with the basic need they can fight and prolong the battle to other area. Main factor to be considered- was the system of replenishment of ammunition for weapon and Artillery.

h. 1813 - Lutzen battle (Russian and Prussian).

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