2007-10-16 19:52:51 · 5 answers · asked by me 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well, Napoleon was a soldier and not a sailor; so he never participated in a naval battle; however, the French navy was certainly not successful at all during the times of the Napoleonic Wars.
2007-10-16 20:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by LodiTX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Napoleon relied on his admirals and concentrated his own efforts on land warfare.
The French were far better ship builders and sailors than they were naval strategists. After the Battle of Trafalgar the French were never as strong a naval power as they had been.
However their privateers were fairly successful in harassing the British merchant fleet. The Royal Navy, however, remained a dominant force and was never seriously threatened.
2007-10-17 03:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A dead loss. His empire ended where the sea began.
2007-10-17 06:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally unsuccesfull, situation which contributed to his eventuall downfall
2007-10-17 03:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by chrisvoulg1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't.
2007-10-17 02:56:47 · answer #5 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋