The Background Of Napoleonic Warfare The Theory Of Military Tactics In Eighteenth Century France
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Author | : Professor Robert S. Quimby |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786255057 |
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Professor Emeritus Robert S. Quimby examines the strategic and tactical revolution that swept through the French military hierarchy in the Eighteenth Century and forged the superb instrument that became lethal in the hands of Napoleon and his generals. “The period from the opening of the War of the Spanish Succession to the meeting of the Estates-General is generally looked upon as a period of decadence in the history of the French Army. Compared with the great days of Louis XIV or with those of the Revolution and Napoleon this estimate seems correct enough. It was a period of many humiliations. The disasters inflicted upon France by Marlborough and Prince Eugene were followed by the much more humiliating failures of the Seven Years’ War. Yet the record is not without its glorious moments. During the War of the Austrian Succession, a series of brilliant successes was won under the leadership of the great Saxe. If the combat record of the French Army was, to say the least, uneven during the eighteenth century, such was not the case with its intellectual achievements. The French Army stood foremost among all those of Europe in this respect. Throughout most of the years of the century, there was a great intellectual ferment within the Army leading to major developments in ideas and in material improvement. Within a few years after the War of the Spanish Succession, books began to appear, pointing out defects in the tactics then in use and proposing changes. After the Seven Years’ War, the number of such books greatly increased. The result was to stimulate an ardent and at times acrimonious debate. Book countered book; pamphlets and memorials multiplied. Gradually, through the abandonment of more extreme ideas, a compromise was worked out. Embodied in the Ordinance of 1791, this became the basis for the tactics of the Wars of the French Revolution and of Napoleon.”-Introduction.
Author | : Robert S. Quimby |
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Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 1979 |
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Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : France |
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Author | : Theodore Ayrault Dodge |
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Total Pages | : 690 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Military art and science |
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Download Napoleon; a History of the Art of War: From the beginning of the French revolution to the end of the eighteenth century, with a detailed account of the wars of the French revolution Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : John T. Kuehn |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2015-05-05 |
Genre | : History |
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This carefully researched book provides an operational level analysis of European warfare from 1792 to 1815 that includes the tactics, operations, and strategy of major conflicts of the time. 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the famous Waterloo campaign, sparking a renewed interest in Napoleon's prowess as a military leader and acumen as a strategist. This in-depth analysis scrutinizes the complex campaigns and strategies of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, looking at how military genius—referred to in the book as "operational art"—shaded the panorama of 18th-century warfare. Drawing upon familiar battles as well as lesser-known campaigns, this sweeping reference uses 20th-century military theory to explain 19th-century events. Author John T. Kuehn discusses joint warfare and strategy found in the military movements of Marshal Suvorov in Italy and Switzerland in 1799; the early and later campaigns of Napoleon and Nelson; and the Duke of Wellington's campaigns in Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. The work also includes an entire chapter on theory and history of operational art spanning a variety of perspectives—from theorist Carl von Clausewitz to American air force pilot John Boyd. This book is a must-have for any military history collection.
Author | : Robert Sherman Quimby |
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Total Pages | : 938 |
Release | : 1952 |
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Author | : Frederick C. Schneid |
Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1597975788 |
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The essential bibliography of the Napoleonic Wars
Author | : Lt.-Col James N. Wasson |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 67 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782895876 |
Download Innovator Or Imitator: Napoleon's Operational Concepts And The Legacies Of Bourcet And Guibert Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In 1805, a new style of operational warfare burst upon the fields of Europe as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grand Army swept from the Rhine to the Danube surrounding the Austrian army at Ulm and initiating a revolution in military affairs (RMA) whose effects are still felt today. The question remains whether this new style of warfare was merely a natural outgrowth of the work of 18th century military thinkers, whose theories were imitated by a dynamic leader, or did Napoleon bring something new to warfare, a true innovation in the conduct of operational warfare? This is the central question that this monograph will attempt to answer. David Chandler maintains that “Napoleon contributed little new.” As we struggle today with the implications of a possible RMA, it is important that we fully understand the forces that caused former RMA’s to occur. For the historian, it is also important that we get our interpretations of past events as correct as possible. Was this a RMA that would have happened with any energetic leader who strictly followed the teachings of Bourcet and Guibert, as a sort of TTP put together by theorists, or did Napoleon take their theories, and meld them with his own ideas to create a new form of warfare and initiate a RMA? Does a true RMA require more than just theories and doctrine, does it require an inquiring mind on the part of the practitioner as well? These questions give relevance to the research question of this monograph. The monograph concludes that Napoleon did not imitate the two thinkers, and that the RMA initiated by him was more than just an implementation of techniques proposed by theorists. The RMA in 1805 required an imaginative practitioner who could grasp the salient features of theory and put them to use in new ways. To initiate the RMA innovation by the war fighter was required, not mere imitation.
Author | : Theodore Ayrault Dodge |
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Total Pages | : 775 |
Release | : 1904 |
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This is a study of Napoleon Bonaparte and his military strategies. Included in the text is a history of the art of war from the beginning of the Peninsular War to the end of the Russian Campaign. This is the third book in a four-volume series.
Author | : Christy L. Pichichero |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2017-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1501712292 |
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The Military Enlightenment brings to light a radically new narrative both on the Enlightenment and the French armed forces from Louis XIV to Napoleon. Christy Pichichero makes a striking discovery: the Geneva Conventions, post-traumatic stress disorder, the military "band of brothers," and soldierly heroism all found their antecedents in the eighteenth-century French armed forces. Readers of The Military Enlightenment will be startled to learn of the many ways in which French military officers, administrators, and medical personnel advanced ideas of human and political rights, military psychology, and social justice.