Young Napoleon
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Young Napoleon was the nickname of Union General George B. McClellan, reflecting his reputation as an ambitious, highly organized but overly cautious commander during the American Civil War.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedDuringRole |
Commander of the Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
General-in-Chief of the Union armies ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
George McClellan
ⓘ
surface form:
Union General George B. McClellan
|
| associatedWith |
Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ United States Civil War historiography ⓘ |
| category | military nickname ⓘ |
| connotation |
ambitious military leader
ⓘ
highly organized commander ⓘ overly cautious commander ⓘ |
| countryContext |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describesReputationFor |
ambition
ⓘ
caution in battle ⓘ organizational skill ⓘ |
| hasContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
George McClellan
ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
|
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| refersTo |
George McClellan
ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
|
| reflectsComparisonTo | Napoleon’s perceived genius and ambition ⓘ |
| reflectsCriticismOf | McClellan’s reluctance to commit to decisive battles ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Maryland Campaign ⓘ Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| usedBy | contemporaries of George B. McClellan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Civil War biographies
ⓘ
Civil War military history literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George B. McClellan
subject surface form:
George B. McClellan