Before Napoleon's efforts, Lazare Carnot played a large part in the reorganisation of the French army from 1793 to 1794—a time which saw previous French misfortunes reversed, with Republican armies advancing on all fronts.
Lazare Carnot desempeñou un papel fundamental na reorganización do exército francés entre 1793 e 1794, un período no que a sorte de Francia mudou, cos exércitos republicanos avanzando en todas as frontes.