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Also shows the problem of first followers in action. All of Europe got smacked around for a while by this great disrupter, but eventually, they learned from Na
by HistoryInAction 16y ago
Also shows the problem of first followers in action.
All of Europe got smacked around for a while by this great disrupter, but eventually, they learned from Napoleon, found some weaknesses, and then broke him in the two key battles ending the Napoleonic Wars. He couldn't maintain his 'first mover' advantage.
- thret 16y agoThat's not the impression I got from War and Peace. Wasn't he broken by the occupation, sacking and disorderly retreat from Moscow in Winter?
- mousa 16y agoI would have to think some of his defeat was because France was just depleted. It had undergone what was probably the most violent couple decades in history to that point, starting with the revolution, and during his second run, there wasn't much room for error.