"Napoleon's failure: For the want of a winter horseshoe" Topic

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Tango01	24 Feb 2020 1:17 p.m. PST
"Of all the challenges faced by generals through history, moving armies has been one of the greatest – and Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Russia 200 years ago illustrates just how badly things can go wrong when it is underestimated. It is not enough just to get your forces from A to B – you have to keep them fed and watered as they go. The art of movement, therefore, is one of the most complex and vital that any commander must master, if he is going to win. In 1812, his armies having swept all before them, Napoleon was at the zenith of his power (shades of another invader of Russia 129 years later). His Grande Armee of 400,000 men was thought to be unbeatable and he himself anticipated a rapid victory…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
Rudysnelson	24 Feb 2020 4:12 p.m. PST
With the high casualty rate during the summer and fall exceeding the rate of the winter losses. He lost the war in the summer.
14Bore	24 Feb 2020 4:32 p.m. PST
Reader of many Russian campaign books, they lost before they got there. Long ago said Napoleon needed locomotive trains.
Tango01	25 Feb 2020 11:25 a.m. PST
Glup!… Amicalement Armand

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