Strategic Advances during the Napoleonic Wars Throughout the history of the world there have been hundreds of wars fought and thousands of new creations and advancements in weapons, which aided certain parties in their victories . Many of the advances that played an important role in history took place during the late 18th century and continued into the 19th century because this was the time of our major revolutionary wars, such as the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The Revolutionary Wars led to many advances that helped shape the outcomes of many wars that followed, such as the impact on military strategies of the advancement of the rifle during the Napoleonic Wars. The Napoleonic Wars took place soon after the French Revolution, from around 1792 to 1815, when Napoleon Bonaparte took command of the French troops and continued to fight Britain for European supremacy. Napoleon has always been known to be a proud leader and in 1796 he made a proclamation to his troops in Italy to raise their spirits which consisted of quotes such as: “The two armies which lately boldly attacked you are fleeing before you in terror; the wicked men who laughed at your misery and rejoiced at the thought of the triumphs of your enemies are confused and tremble" (Kreis). These wars led by Napoleon consisted of a decade of wars fought between the English and French leading to Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, due to the British Army's use of advanced weapons and strategies (Dugdale).All he beginning acts of war were always simple and direct, in which both sides chose their weapons, stood in single file, proceeded to... middle of paper... set of success or Seeds of failure?" The story today. History Today Ltd., 2012. Web. 20 March 2014. http://www.historytoday.com/graham-goodlad/napoleon-war-secrets-success-or-seeds-failureGuns: The Evolution of Firearms. Kevin Richard Hershberger. Mill Creek Entertainment, LLC, 2013. Film Hadaway, Stuart. “Rifleman Thomas Plunkett: A Model for the Battalion.” Research Topics: The Napoleon Series, 2000. Web. March 20, 2014. http: //www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/c_plunkett.htmlMilitary History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of War. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2012. Print. The history guide. “Napoleon's Proclamation to his Troops in Italy (March-April 1796)”. Lectures on modern European intellectual history. Steven Kreis, 2000. Web. January 17, 2014. http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/nap1796.html. Primary.