... would leave Napoleon enforcing conscription upon the states, which could show that Napoleon used conscription because he was determined for France to have the strongest army possible in terms of numbers and would not let the threat of loss for France become less important than causing tension in relationships between himself and inhabitants of states under French control. Napoleon also used ... of patriotic pride citizens felt towards their country, such as in Spain prior to the Peninsular War in 1808 when peasants revolted against French troops on their soil. Germany is a prime example...

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