Abstract
The French Revolution had always been wary of its generals. Ever since the emigration of many royalist army officers between 1789 and 1791, the political loyalties of France’s military leadership were closely scrutinised. The Republic attempted to make the army subservient to the politicians but during the régime of the Directory (1795–9), Bonaparte established a wide sphere of independence for himself. He commanded the army of Italy as a loyal republican but his success enhanced his own reputation rather than that of the ailing Directory. The Italian campaign did not only make Bonaparte an illustrious commander, it also transformed him into a figure of political importance in European affairs.
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Lyons, M. (1994). Bonaparte the Republican. In: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution. European Studies. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23436-3_3
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