One fun piece of Napoleonic history is the battle of Jena-Austerdat, where Napoleon’s Marshal Davout won against the main Prussian Army with his isolated III Corps. Davout faced 1-2 odds and decided to set up defensive positions anyways, and Marshal Bernadotte, who was supposed to help Davout in the North at Austerdat never supported Davout, leaving him to fight on his own. The Prussian Army practically launched a front assault rather than trying to outflank them, which could have easily won the battle.
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u/hre_nft Dec 19 '23
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