Actually, even great Generals can make mistakes. Napoleon was a military genius, but he did make mistakes. Robert E. Lee did as well at Gettysburg.
but he did make mistakes. Robert E. Lee did as well at Gettysburg>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
There were more than enuff mistakes made at Gettysburg on both sides of the line. What turned the battle, in my opinion, were 2 actions fought but Union Commanders that one would never have predicted. Who could have predicted that Buford, who had rode a desk in obscurity for many yrs, would fight a perfect economy of force delaying action on day 1 giving Reynolds troops time to reenforce?
And who would ever have predicted that an inexperienced volunteer, a professor of rhetoric, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain could, or would, perform in the incredibly courageous manner he did at little round top?
These 2 events won the battle for the Union.