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... army at Boulogne . Yet in order to invade England he had to have control of the Channel , if only for twenty - four hours . Napoleon was reluctant to admit that the French navy was significantly inferior to the British , and unable to ...
... army at Boulogne . Yet in order to invade England he had to have control of the Channel , if only for twenty - four hours . Napoleon was reluctant to admit that the French navy was significantly inferior to the British , and unable to ...
Page 13
... army still enjoyed the reputation made for it by Frederick the Great - a reputation which was to remain with it for one short week . Frederick's tactics were rigid and slow , the army had massive baggage trains and inexperienced ...
... army still enjoyed the reputation made for it by Frederick the Great - a reputation which was to remain with it for one short week . Frederick's tactics were rigid and slow , the army had massive baggage trains and inexperienced ...
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... army was suffering severe losses from " natural wastage , " i.e. , desertion and disease , and losses that included some 20,000 horses . Napoleon agreed at first , announcing that they would stop where they were , but two days later he ...
... army was suffering severe losses from " natural wastage , " i.e. , desertion and disease , and losses that included some 20,000 horses . Napoleon agreed at first , announcing that they would stop where they were , but two days later he ...
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