2006-06-29 15:05:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Strategic Genius! He could vision the battlefield from a different (shorter) point of view (He was always closer to the actual Battlefield, literally!)
2006-06-29 15:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Marky-Mark! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Before his poor showing at Waterloo and his his disastrous retreat from Moscow, Napoleon won his fights early in his career by upgrading his artillery, leading from the front and the fact that most of his opponents;ie: the Austrians, Prussians and Russians still fought using mid 18th century tactics that were preferable inthe Seven Years War.That is until he went up against Lord Wellington and the British ARmy in Eygpt, Spain and later Belgium.
2006-06-29 22:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by bulldog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When asked this question by the Russian Zar, Napoleon said
"you have to be afraid last"
(By this, presumably he means that in the critical stage of the
battle, overconfidence is most dangerous).
If you want to dwelve further, and you read the biographies, you will see that he was not, how should I put this, quite "alone".
We are losing gridspace - talk to your friends about
Hallitubes - http://www.hallisystem.bravehost.com
2006-06-29 22:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by hallitubevolunteer1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a brilliant military tactician. He was an extremely successful general, and used his knowledge to win many battles.
2006-06-29 22:08:41 · answer #4 · answered by Raidered81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he understood how to motivate troops and he was a brilliant thinker in the field of battle. sometimes (actually, most of the time) brains outdo brawn.
2006-06-29 22:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keen insight into the psychology of troop morale.
Best wishes and God bless.
2006-06-29 22:08:19 · answer #6 · answered by bobhayes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋