On The Reasons For The Formation Of The Military Superiority Of The French Army During The French Revolutionary War And The Napoleonic War

From 1792 to 1815,a war which lasted 23 years broke out in Europe.The war began with the Military Counterattack launched by France to defend the fruits of the revolution,and ended with the united efforts of European countries to resist Napoleon’s power and completely destroy the first French Empire and its emperor.In 1799,when Napoleon came to power,the first half of the war was called "French Revolutionary War" because of its starting point,and the second half was called "Napoleon war"because of its most striking protagonist.When the war broke out in 1792,the French army was at a disadvantage in all aspects.This disadvantage was not only related to the social unrest and the lack of training of the French army at that time,but also could be traced back to the end of the limited war that dominated the European combat form in modern times.In order to win the war,the French army carried out a large-scale exploration and attempt.Whether it was the military system at that time or the methods of operation,the French army carried out beneficial reform experiments.The effect of these reforms is profound and remarkable,which not only makes France the first country in modern history to have the ability to mobilize the armed forces of the whole people,so as to upgrade the French military machinery to the level where the total war can be carried out,but also enables the French army to make great military achievements,which laid a solid foundation for the vast First Empire.At least in the first half segment of the Napoleonic War,the French army was the best trump army in Europe in terms of its achievements and the advanced improvement of its military system.The advantages of the French army were recognized by all countries.European countries also successively took the French army as a model and launched military reforms aimed at catching up with and surpassing the French army.Taking this opportunity,the French military theory and its system were rapidly spread,which made French army became the norm of new army construction in the first half of the 19th century.