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Napoleon was one of the greatest military minds in the history of warfare. Napoleon was a military genius that established himself as a great leader of men during the revolutionary period with the siege of Toulon and his triumphs in Italy in 1796.Towards the end of the Empire the weaknesses of Napoleon as a military commander became more evident.

Historiographical interpretations of Napoleons military abilities have under gone several changes. In his epic work The Campaigns of Napoleon David Chandler accurately portrays how the "wheel has turned full cycle several times" as to the impressions of Napoleons abilities. He had been regarded from at best a "talented thug", to a military genius. General James Marshal-Cornwall, a contemporary of Chandler, regards Napoleon as "." Like Chandler he regards Napoleons military genius as stemming from his use of the tools at hand but, he is also aware of Napoleons weaknesses as a military commander.

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