Was Napoleon to blame or would it be easier to rest the loss on the shoulders of Ney and or Grouchy.
2006-12-10 16:55:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There are many stories on Napoleon's defeat from everything from the troops being extremely sick/ill to him not moving his troops around in the best position. I don't know if any tactics would have helped him against a credible foe.
2006-12-10 18:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the main important failure replaced into Napoleon himself. 2 days till now Waterloo, Napoleon fought the battlef of Ligny and Quatre Bras. He meant to ruin the Prussians at Ligny, whilst driving the British far flung from Quatre Bras so as that the allies might desire to not perform mutually. He failed in the two those aims - and between the critical motives for this replaced into that Napopleons orfrders and counter-orders led to an entire coprs - D'Erlon's - marching back and forwards between those 2 battles without firing a shot at the two. This enabled to British to withdraw in stable order to floor Wellington had already chosen at Waterloo; and for the Prussians to retreat in a manner that could desire to enable them to march to Wellington's help while the extreme business enterprise started. as quickly as at Waterloo, Napoleon released D'Erlon's corps in a mass phalanx arttack. to quote Wellington, "They got here at us interior the standard way, and we stopped them interior the standard way." Napoleon then left the battlefield to Ney, who tried to strike a decisive blow with cavalry by myself, ensuing in an detrimental mess. Grouchy, meanwhile, remained committed to his ambigous orders in Pursuing the Prussians, yet replaced into confronted via a Prussian corps which formed a rearguard at Wavre, the place Groughy defeated them - however quite too overdue. it fairly is standard of Napoleon-worshippers to objective to shift the blame for his defeats directly to his subordinates; yet he might desire to hold the lion's proportion of the blame.
2016-12-11 06:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by sickels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not Napoleon's fault Nelson was much smarter than him. It may have been Napoleon's fault the Royal Navy was vastly superior in tactics, training and abilities to his navy though.
2006-12-10 16:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-10 21:01:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,he deserted his troops.
2006-12-10 17:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by sasuke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋