Napoleon: The siege of Toloun
How did he get there?
After finishing artillery training at auxone, he beged citizen Barras to be transferred to Toloun after he heard that the comander had dies while in charge there.
What did he do?
Napoleon lead the charge on the fort Mulgrave whih then became a battery for his guns to fire on the harbour, forcing the british to leave.
He then established battteries on the headland and fired upon the british ships forcing them to leave and take most of there troops.
Did he show any military genius?
He did show some military initiative while in Toloun and got frustrated with stupid generals.
While his plans were sound they were not anything groundbreaking at the time and any compotent commander would have done the same.
While he did not himself show any paticular genius he was made to look like one because of the incompotence
Did he show any flaws or weaknesses?
At Toloun Napoleon showed that he would do anything to succeed which often got him into a bit of trouble with some politicians.
What were the effects and onsequences of his involvement there?
He was promoted by Carnot as one of a number of young generals in the.
The French won back Toloun from the hands of the British and the counter revoloutionaries.