Failure in Independent Tactical Command: Napoleon's Marshals in 1813 - Softcover

United States Army Command And General Staff College

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1522707204 ISBN 13: 9781522707202

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

This book offers a new perspective on an old subject. That is why did Napoleon's marshals, so successful in corps command, fail when given an independent army command? It examines in detail the defeats of Marshal Nicolas-Charles Oudinot at Gross Beeren, Marshal Etienne Macdonald at Katzbach, and Marshal Michel Ney at Dennewitz. Many authors have speculated why these marshals failed in independent tactical command. They have offered such reasons as lack of talent, lack of guidance from Napoleon or the failure to understand the nature of Napoleonic warfare. While these reasons are valid, they are contributing factors rather than the primary reason for the failure of Napoleon's marshals.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522707204
• ISBN 13: 9781522707202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 74
• Editor: Penny Hill Press Inc.