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Marcus,
I post for you what I consider a remarkable thesis out of many I have viewed.
I do not normally find much use in such academic prose from would-be soldiers/ officers, however this one is in a completely different class, unless I am seriously mistaken. Quite why it is posted via a Czech domain is a mystery to me, and the naming a little strange also.
Care of N-S Forum Archive (2013) I found this lone and single document without comment. Original Poster (OP) is unknown, as is date (as the archive removes all reference to names and dates of posts).
However I would petition you to also to take a copy and post on your site catalogue of historical resources as a stronger reference and importance for details to a period, largely unknown by many hobbyists and would-be historians as 'just another Napoleon camapign'. It is only a 1.6MB file for me, 115 pages.
Summary (As published)
A TARNISHED EAGLE; NAPOLEON’S WINTER CAMPAIGN IN POLAND, DECEMBER 1806 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1807.
E. J. MURPHY, MAJ, USA. 1991
The victories and accomplishments of Napoleon and his Grand Army were by the winter
of 1806, the stuff of legend. Yet, on the bloody field of Eylau, Napoleon lost both his
prestige and over one third of his Army. How did this Russian Army of notable inferior
weapons, tactics, organization and leadership stave off defeat and almost achieve victory?
The answer lies in that Napoleon did not only fight the Russians, but also suffered a
combination of poor morale and inaccurate reconnaissance. His overextended lines of
communications covered an area that was known for its harsh terrain, poor supplies and
extremely bad weather.
The Campaign cost Napoleon over 43,000 casualties and proved indecisive. The
campaign, and Battle of Eylau, ruined Napoleon’s image of invincibility and completely
gutted the Grand Army of a wealth of leadership and experience. Over twenty general
officers were killed or seriously wounded at Eylau. Subsequently, Napoleon would have
to consistently rely on more conscripts and an ever-increasing number of foreign troops
to fill his depleted ranks. Napoleon’s Army would never again resemble the previously
invincible Grand Army that died on the blood-soaked snows of Poland.
[END]
regards, davew
I post for you what I consider a remarkable thesis out of many I have viewed.
I do not normally find much use in such academic prose from would-be soldiers/ officers, however this one is in a completely different class, unless I am seriously mistaken. Quite why it is posted via a Czech domain is a mystery to me, and the naming a little strange also.
Care of N-S Forum Archive (2013) I found this lone and single document without comment. Original Poster (OP) is unknown, as is date (as the archive removes all reference to names and dates of posts).
However I would petition you to also to take a copy and post on your site catalogue of historical resources as a stronger reference and importance for details to a period, largely unknown by many hobbyists and would-be historians as 'just another Napoleon camapign'. It is only a 1.6MB file for me, 115 pages.
Summary (As published)
A TARNISHED EAGLE; NAPOLEON’S WINTER CAMPAIGN IN POLAND, DECEMBER 1806 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1807.
E. J. MURPHY, MAJ, USA. 1991
The victories and accomplishments of Napoleon and his Grand Army were by the winter
of 1806, the stuff of legend. Yet, on the bloody field of Eylau, Napoleon lost both his
prestige and over one third of his Army. How did this Russian Army of notable inferior
weapons, tactics, organization and leadership stave off defeat and almost achieve victory?
The answer lies in that Napoleon did not only fight the Russians, but also suffered a
combination of poor morale and inaccurate reconnaissance. His overextended lines of
communications covered an area that was known for its harsh terrain, poor supplies and
extremely bad weather.
The Campaign cost Napoleon over 43,000 casualties and proved indecisive. The
campaign, and Battle of Eylau, ruined Napoleon’s image of invincibility and completely
gutted the Grand Army of a wealth of leadership and experience. Over twenty general
officers were killed or seriously wounded at Eylau. Subsequently, Napoleon would have
to consistently rely on more conscripts and an ever-increasing number of foreign troops
to fill his depleted ranks. Napoleon’s Army would never again resemble the previously
invincible Grand Army that died on the blood-soaked snows of Poland.
[END]
regards, davew