To: C19fan
Since when does a general lead 650,000 into Russia and come home with 65,000 and get labeled anything other than a piss poor total failure as a leader?
Idiot author writes about an idiot general.
16 posted on
01/05/2018 10:02:02 AM PST by
detch
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To: detch
“Since when does a general lead 650,000 into Russia and come home with 65,000 and get labeled anything other than a piss poor total failure as a leader?”
10.000 not 65,000.
38 posted on
01/05/2018 10:18:37 AM PST by
Rebelbase
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To: detch
Napoleon (and then his subordinates) lost Spain as well to Wellington and the guerilla-style warfare now fought in Afghanistan and Iraq-Vietnam-Syria . Egypt, Israel? Not so good = Napoleon lost the siege to British naval forces.
Napoleon ONLY did very well against the "well-organized" British, Italian and Central European combined armies that France fought in set-piece battles on ground of their choosing. In other words, he won battles played by generals playing war games.
52 posted on
01/05/2018 10:34:56 AM PST by
Robert A Cook PE
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