The success of the French troops can be based on many factors: Napoleon’s “new” - but very successful- way of making war, the superb commanders (Masséna and Augurea) Napoleon had underneath him and, the poor organisation and communication between his opponents. For example: the British and Austria had no treaties but were supposedly allies. In 1796 Napoleon newly appointed as the head of the Army in Italy quickly set his soldiers into action as a way to boost their morale and so Napoleon could show his capabilities to silence those who doubted him both alongside him and back in Paris. The army had been poorly looked after and had not won a battle in years. So he quickly secured a loan from his friends his the Directory (Barras) and spent it all on equipment and supplies.
One of the best examples of the Duke's outstanding generalship is Ramillies. Even though the Allied and French forces were numerically equivalent, Marlborough's military dexterity and expertise allowed him to defeat Villeroy (also spelled Villeroi) at Ramillies.2 In order to argue this point, I will examine Marlborough in this battle at the tactical level by using the Principles of War. Europe was weary after the devastation of the Thirty Years' War. The European countries found that war was very costly--in both money and lives. "It was an era dominated by the negativeness of the defensive--conduct a siege, make a march, threaten a flank, but avoid the enemy army.
Though the odds and numbers were against the British, it was the unorganized planning and overconfidence that led to the British army to ultimately win the battle against Germany. The invasion of France ended in June 1940; it was not until over a month later that Hitler made the decision to invade Britain, because he was unsuccessful in trying to get the British to surrender. The Battle of Britain was not an immediate, necessary battle to Hitler, but because he wanted and would benefit from air superiority, he put forth the effort to fight it anyway. The small number of British forces fueled overconfidence for Germany and
Many historians count Napoleon Bonaparte as one of the greatest military leaders of all time. I however, believe this to be false. While Napoleon was without question an astounding commander and tactician, he had several flaws and made too many mistakes for me to consider him to be on the same level as leaders such as Alexander the Great, Ghengis Kahn, and Julius Caesar. Napoleon led his forces to victory against overwhelming odds many times throughout his life, however he made two key mistakes that could have been prevented by swallowing his pride and retreating when he was in a futile situation. Napoleon's first major mistake was made in March of 1808, when Napoleon intervened in a dispute between the present king of Spain and the king's son.
• Even though he was an Emperor, he actually started the demise of kingdoms and royalty. • Napoleon’s legacy is quite complex because he was the embodiment of the Enlightenment on one hand, and on the other, he inspired fear. • He contributed to the resurgence of conservatism, the growth of nationalism, and the rise of a new phenomenon, romanticism. This deadly trio led to two world wars. • It is true that he implemented some revolutionary institutions, but one should not overlook the fact that he also had every one of them only to satisfy his own desire.
These two wars are unparalleled in the world’s history for the devastation that occurred during the wars. The First World War gives us several obvious examples of total war. The first example is in how the primary leaders of the different countries planned on waging the war. Emperor Wilhelm II made it clear to both his admirals and his generals that he wanted them to use every means necessary to crush the French and then turn their attentions to the Russians. The battle plans of the Germans depended on quickly defeating France and then either defeating Russia, or drawing them into a stalemate.
Walter’s story differs from the standard story of the Napoleonic period because as a soldier, he fought in battles that were pointless to him and risked his life. The reality of the Napoleonic war was unlike any other; this particular war was initiated by one man’s ego, and his self-absorption was also the cause of most deaths throughout the course of the war. This man is Napoleon Bonaparte, the ruthless leader of France at this time. This war consists of many conflicts between France and other European nations. Napoleon wished for France to rule all of Europe and for him to rule France with an iron fist (Backman 604).
archduke franz Ferdinand The Most Important Cause of WWI was the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Do you Agree? World war 1 was a controversial war, which was also said to be the war to stop all wars. Germany, a powerful empire in the early years of the twentieth century, fought the First World War (1914-1918) alongside the Austrian empire and against the Allies (England, France and Russia.). The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was just a prominent cause for the outbreak of the war; yet, there were other causes as well.
From “War of Movement” to “Stalemate” The Schlieffen Plan: * Germans believed they could win the war quickly. 1905, General Chief of Staff Alfred von Schlieffen planned a way of preventing Germany from fighting a war on two fronts. He believed that it was a priority to defeat France quickly, forcing them to surrender before Russia had a chance to mobilise her armed forces * Helmuth von Moltke revised/modified the plan, less prepared to take risks than Schlieffen – lacked faith in elements of the original plan. * Execution of Schlieffen Plan led to Britain declaring war on Germany and honouring alliance/agreement guaranteeing protection of Belgian neutrality and territory against invasion, 4th August 1914. * Moltke changed ratio of number of troops in right wing to left wing from 7:1 to 3:1 as he thought the left wing were too small and might be over-run and forced back by French forces; weakened the main strike force by diverting more German troops reinforcing Eastern Front from right wing to support Austria-Hungary * Right wing (main attack force) of the German army would mobilise in massive strength (north) and invade France through neutral Belgium * Smaller left wing (decoy/diversion) would hold French army on Rhine border against unexpected attack through Alsace-Lorraine * French Plan 17 went to German hands.
Despite Hitler’s wealth of well put together weaponry, well trained and seemingly invincible army and a seemingly tactical mind-set (which made him at first so fearful and successful) he eventually made some vital errors which led to the Nazi demise. One of the key mistakes Hitler made, which allowed Russia to defeat them, is that of his overambitious stretching of the army. Whilst it was a strong army it couldn’t handle being attacked/ attacking both Britain and Russia as its resources became so overstretched that the army officers became ill-equipped and unable to fight effectively, in addition the easing of pressure from Britain also enabled the British to recover from The Battle of Britain and became a much stronger ally to the Russians in later years. The second mistakes the Germans made, which again made the Russians stronger and enabled their victory over the Germans, was the way in which they chose to attack Russia. By embarking on their attack in mid-1941 the Germans left little time to cross Russia’s vast land and reach their intended targets before the bitter winters set