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In 1799, domestic difficulties within France were attributed to the mismanagement of the Directory, Frances governmental body. Since the country was in dire straits, Napoleon Bonaparte seized power of the Directory. His other motivations in seizing power was to strengthen the gains of the French Revolution and to enhance Frances, as well as his own, glory by securing and possibly expanding French territory (pg. xvi). Between the years of 1800 and 1815, Napoleon was able to raise an …

…I believe that Napoleon failed at the third campaign because he did not pay enough attention to the basic human needs of his soldiers. Because the soldiers had to fend for their own survival, they were not physically and mentally capable of fighting off the Russians. In addition, I believe that if Napoleon would have paid attention to his soldiers needs, the common people would not have been exploited to the extent that they were.