Re:Napoleon Was the Best General Ever
by MR4D on Friday August 17, 2018 @04:13PM
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I think you're spot on.
Also, what many people don't realize is that Napoleon burned thru roughly 30,000 troops per MONTH !
Most countries couldn't burn through that many in total without coming to the negotiating table, but France was the first country to subscribe to the idea of Total War, where everyone in the country was oriented (more or less) towards arms. When you have a huge country supplying troops and arms to the battlefield in a conveyor belt, anyone will win a large number of battles simply because he can grind the enemy down to nothing, and then still have more troops.
So better? Maybe, but the data definitely does NOT prove it.
Also, what many people don't realize is that Napoleon burned thru roughly 30,000 troops per MONTH !
Most countries couldn't burn through that many in total without coming to the negotiating table, but France was the first country to subscribe to the idea of Total War, where everyone in the country was oriented (more or less) towards arms. When you have a huge country supplying troops and arms to the battlefield in a conveyor belt, anyone will win a large number of battles simply because he can grind the enemy down to nothing, and then still have more troops.
So better? Maybe, but the data definitely does NOT prove it.