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Some aspects of Napoleon Bonaparte's superiority as a war leader between 1796-1806 ; What distinguished Napoleon Bonaparte was his capacity to assimilate the strategic heritage of Guibert. He was a master of grand tactics and he excelled in the handling of large formations in manoeuvres that aimed to finish up with the concentration of .French forces and the pursuit of the defeated enemy. Jena illustrates his success best in this regard. This mastery of the oppositional notions of dispersal and concentration is the key element in explaining Napoleon's superiority as a war leader during the ten years from 1796 to 1806. All the same, this exceptional talent did have at its disposition a major advantage : a superb tool for waging war. The technical heritage of the French Bourbon army was one of undeniable quality. It was from this basis that Napoleon fashioned the redoubtable instrument of war that was able to carry out his manoeuvres.