Napoleons Cavalry A Key Element To Decisive Victory

Author : Major Thomas A. Shoffner
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786250012
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon’s Cavalry: A Key Element to Decisive Victory written by Major Thomas A. Shoffner and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon’s rise to power in the late eighteenth century occurred at a time when the structure of most European armies was based on the paradigm army of Frederick the Great. Napoleon, however, changed all of this and in a few short years transformed the French army into the most powerful force on the continent of Europe. During the period of 1805 to 1813, Napoleon’s army had no equal with regard to operational effectiveness. Speed and positioning of forces were the two main characteristics that made the French army so successful. These same two characteristics were also inherent to French cavalry units. Thus, the central research question is: What influence did cavalry have upon Napoleon’s operations? To facilitate this study, two campaigns were examined that illustrate cavalry’s impact on Napoleon’s operations. The first campaign was the Jena Campaign of 1806; the second was the Saxony Campaign of 1813. The Jena Campaign demonstrated that with the employment of sufficient and well-trained cavalry, Napoleon could render his victories decisive through the complete destruction of the enemy army. Conversely, the Saxony Campaign demonstrated that without the effective employment of sufficient and well-trained cavalry, Napoleon could not obtain the complete destruction of the enemy army and thus, his victories were hollow, or at best Pyrrhic. Therefore, based on the analysis of these two campaigns, this study has concluded that Napoleon’s cavalry was a key element for Napoleon achieving complete destruction of the enemy army, thus rendering his victories decisive.

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Total Pages : 116 pages
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Download or read book Napoleon's Cavalry: A Key Element to Decisive Victory written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon's rise to power in the late eighteenth century occurred at a time when the structure of most European armies was based on the paradigm army of Frederick the Great. Napoleon, however, changed all of this and in a few short years transformed the French army into the most powerful force on the continent of Europe. During the period of 1805 to 1813, Napoleon's army had no equal with regard to operational effectiveness. Speed and positioning of forces were the two main characteristics that made the French army so successful. These same two characteristics were also inherent to French cavalry units. Thus, the central research question is: What influence did cavalry have upon Napoleon's operations? To facilitate this study, two campaigns were examined that illustrate cavalry's impact on Napoleon's operations. The first campaign was the Jena Campaign of 1806; the second was the Saxony Campaign of 1813. The Jena Campaign demonstrated that with the employment of sufficient and well-trained cavalry, Napoleon could render his victories decisive through the complete destruction of the enemy army. Conversely, the Saxony Campaign demonstrated that without the effective employment of sufficient and well-trained cavalry, Napoleon could not obtain the complete destruction of the enemy army and thus, his victories were hollow, or at best Pyrrhic. Therefore, based on the analysis of these two campaigns, this study has concluded that Napoleon's cavalry was a key element for Napoleon achieving complete destruction of the enemy army, thus rendering his victories decisive.

Author : Thomas Shoffner
Publisher : Nimble Books
ISBN 13 : 9781608880430
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon's Cavalry written by Thomas Shoffner and published by Nimble Books. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon's rise to power in the late eighteenth century occurred at a time when the structure of most European armies was based on the paradigm army of Frederick the Great. Napoleon, however, changed all of this and in a few short years transformed the French army into the most powerful force on the continent of Europe. During the period of 1805 to 1813, Napoleon's army had no equal with regard to operational effectiveness. Speed and positioning of forces were the two main characteristics that made the French army so successful. These same two characteristics were also inherent to French cavalry units. Thus, the central research question is: What influence did cavalry have upon Napoleon's operations? To facilitate this study, two campaigns were examined that illustrate cavalry's impact on Napoleon's operations. The first campaign was the Jena Campaign of 1806; the second was the Saxony Campaign of 1813. The Jena Campaign demonstrated that with the employment of sufficient and well-trained cavalry, Napoleon could render his victories decisive through the complete destruction of the enemy army. Conversely, the Saxony Campaign demonstrated that without the effective employment of sufficient and well-trained cavalry, Napoleon could not obtain the complete destruction of the enemy army and thus, his victories were hollow, or at best Pyrrhic. Therefore, based on the analysis of these two campaigns, this study has concluded that Napoleon's cavalry was a key element for Napoleon achieving complete destruction of the enemy army, thus rendering his victories decisive.

Author : United States Army Command and General Staff College
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502822338
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon's Cavalry written by United States Army Command and General Staff College and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon's rise to power in the late eighteenth century occurred at a time when the structure of most European armies was based on the paradigm army of Frederick the Great. Napoleon, however, changed all of this and in a few short years transformed the French army into the most powerful force on the continent of Europe. During the period of 1805 to 1813, Napoleon's army had no equal with regard to operational effectiveness. Speed and positioning of forces were the two main characteristics that made the French army so successful. These same two characteristics were also inherent to French cavalry units. Thus, the central research question is: What influence did cavalry have upon Napoleon's operations? To facilitate this study, two campaigns were examined that illustrate cavalry's impact on Napoleon's operations. The first campaign was the Jena Campaign of 1806; the second was the Saxony Campaign of 1813. The Jena Campaign demonstrated that with the employment of sufficient and well- trained cavalry, Napoleon could render his victories decisive through the complete destruction of the enemy army. Conversely, the Saxony Campaign demonstrated that without the effective employment of sufficient and well-trained cavalry, Napoleon could not obtain the complete destruction of the enemy army and thus, his victories were hollow, or at best Pyrrhic. Therefore, based on the analysis of these two campaigns, this study has concluded that Napoleon's cavalry was a key element for Napoleon achieving complete destruction of the enemy army, thus rendering his victories decisive.

Author : Steven T. Ross
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Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book Napoleon and Maneuver Warfare written by Steven T. Ross and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195342356
Total Pages : 622 pages
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Download or read book Masters of the Battlefield written by Paul Davis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catalogue of history's greatest military leaders - from the Classical Age to the Napoleonic Era - and what drove them to victory.

Author : Gunther Erich Rothenberg
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780297846727
Total Pages : 271 pages
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Download or read book The Emperor's Last Victory written by Gunther Erich Rothenberg and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Wagram, fought on the plains east of Vienna on 5-6 July 1809, was Napoleon's last decisive victory. When the defeated Austrian army was forced to retreat on the evening of 6 July, it left Napoleon not just master of the battlefield but poised to consolidate his grip across central and eastern Europe. At Wagram, in defeating the only European land power able to challenge him, Napoleon paved the way to the highpoint of his dominance in Europe. It was an epic clash in every sense, the largest battle yet fought, a grim, two-day attritional struggle in which more than 320,000 troops confronted each other over a 14-mile front. Combined casualties topped 72,000. As significant, it marked a rise in the importance of massed artillery fire. Almost 1,500 guns were deployed by both sides and the staggering total of 95,000 rounds fired. Operationally as much as tactically, the battle was a key development in the emergence of modern warfare, a clear forerunner of the American Civil War and, with modifications, of the Prussian victories in the wars of German unification. The army confronting Napoleon at Wagram not only had the advantage of fighting from prepared defensive positions on home soil, it was a greatly more efficient force than that of even four years earlier. Its defeat was overwhelmingly the result of Napoleon's own single-minded and daring military prowess. As Wellington later famously claimed, the French emperor's presence on the battlefield was worth 40,000 men. Unrelenting in his energy and determination, he inspired, cajoled and provoked his huge army to victory. In comparison, the Austrian commander, the Archduke Charles, hemmed in by political intrigues not of his making, offered no more than general competence. It would never be a match for the comet-like blaze of Napoleon's genius. Generalship remained the decisive element.

Author : Paul K. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199711755
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masters of the Battlefield written by Paul K. Davis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The personality of a general is indispensable," Napoleon once said. "He is the head, he is the all, of an army." In Masters of the Battlefield, Paul K. Davis offers vivid portraits of fifteen legendary military leaders whose brilliance on and off the battlefield embody this maxim. Hailing from the earliest days of Greek warfare to France at the turn of the nineteenth century, these men stand out for their tactical abilities--generals who made a difference in combat, grasping the way an enemy would think or move and reacting not just to ensure victory, but do so in the face of superior forces. Among the leaders discussed in this encompassing work of military history are Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Scipio Africanus, Belisarius, Chinggis Khan, Oda Nobunaga, the Duke of Wellington, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Davis briefly explores the biography of each commander, considering how his upbringing, early experiences, and social and cultural background might have translated into his leadership abilities. Relying on vast research, Davis describes the nature of armies and warfare of the time, from the phalanx battle of Ancient Greece to the artillery-heavy Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus. He also examines the course of the wars in which each general fought as a background to the particular battles that best illustrates their abilities, and discusses each battle in detail, aided extensively by detailed battlefield maps. Davis concludes each section with an analysis of the tactical skills and principles at which each general excelled. In analyzing these remarkable leaders, Davis offers a picture of warfare throughout history, and shows this history to be directed--and oftentimes wholly decided--by the abilities of a single man. Masters of the Battlefield tells the stories of men who defined eras, reshaped nations, and who, through the introduction of new weapons and tactics, revolutionized the nature of warfare.

Author : James Marshall-Cornwall
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN 13 : 9780141391014
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon as Military Commander written by James Marshall-Cornwall and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing Napoleon's development as both a general and statesman, distinguished historian James Marshall-Cornwall brings to life the career of one of history's greatest military strategists. Focusing on the two decades during which Napoleon achieved his greatest triumphs and suffered his most heartbreaking defeats, this thoroughly researched study keenly analyzes how, like Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon combined strategy and statecraft throughout his career. From his most brilliant campaigns-in particular his conquest of Piedmont and his triumphant invasion of Italy-to the disasters at Trafalgar, in the Iberian Peninsula, in Russia, at Leipzig, and his final downfall at Waterloo, Napoleon as Military Commander tells the story of a general whose defeats were as remarkable as his victories.

Author : Gunther E. Rothenberg
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253202604
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon written by Gunther E. Rothenberg and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 12 years ago it was estimated that well over 300,000 works existed on this period and since then several thousand more have appeared. Therefore, it might be reasonably argued that there is little room for another volume. Nonetheless, this vast outpouring of literature has usually dealt with major leaders, specific battles or campaigns, and with certain branches of the service. Moreover, at least in English, the literature tends to concentrate primarily on the French or British armies. There appears to be a lack of works combining a description of the major changes and trends in the art of war, especially at the cutting edge of events, with a discussion of the French military establishment and the armies of the major opponents, British as well as continental. And while this book is only a brief survey, I do believe that it may serve as a contribution towards filling this gap in our historical knowledge of military institutions and fighting men.