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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 (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Robert A Cook PE
"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."

I would also add that his campaign in Egypt was an absolute disaster.

58 posted on 01/05/2018 10:43:13 AM PST by circlecity
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