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Napoleon, a number of times, defeated and dispersed the enemy army, in essence destroying it as an armed force. This was never done during the WBTS. Armies were defeated, but not destroyed.

In the east, maybe. But in the west?

Wasn't Hood's army effectively destroyed in his Tennessee campaign?

[Sherman Logan]

Good point. But Hood was able to retreat with his basic army structure intact. It fell apart during the retreat due to straggling and desertion, but I suggest that’s a good bit different from what happened to the losing armies at Austerlitz, Jena or Waterloo.