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Marriage to Josephine de Beauharnais did little to quell Napoleon's vaulting ambition, now he had the opportunity to display his burgeoning military talents, which he showed to full effect during his stunning first Italian campaign.
It saw Napoleon win the respect of his officers and gain the love of his men merely by ensuring that, for the first time in years, they were paid properly.
After his triumphant return to Paris in 1797, Napoleon was already planning his invasion of Europe.
This episode covers all these events plus the invasion of Egypt and the battle of the Pyramids, ending with Napoleon's rise to First Consul in 1799.
Marriage to Josephine de Beauharnais did little to quell Napoleon's vaulting ambition, now he had the opportunity to display his burgeoning military talents, which he showed to full effect during his stunning first Italian campaign.
It saw Napoleon win the respect of his officers and gain the love of his men merely by ensuring that, for the first time in years, they were paid properly.
After his triumphant return to Paris in 1797, Napoleon was already planning his invasion of Europe.
This episode covers all these events plus the invasion of Egypt and the battle of the Pyramids, ending with Napoleon's rise to First Consul in 1799.
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