Journal of the United Service Institution of India (Volume 27)
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ISBN10: 1154294129
ISBN13: 9781154294125
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.40 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781154294125
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.40 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898. Excerpt: ... looks upon Hohenlinden as one of the greatest of the defensive battles, says: --Such cases, as that of an enemy uncovering his flanks and rear, certainly occur now very rarely, still it does happen, and most easily when the enemy indemnifies himself by offensive enterprises. To refer once more to Napoleon, he tries to take from Moreau the credit of Richpanse's march and says that Moreau gave no orders at all and that Richpanse acted on his own initiative. This is not a fact, for the written orders telling him to march on St. Christophe still exist. They were not, it is true, very precise, but Moreau knew the man to whom he gave them; he had served under him for years, in his celebrated retreat, at Engen, Stockach, and Moeskirch, etc., and had always proved himself Richpanse., J -L, a gallant, enterprising, trustworthy general. Nothing succeeds like success, and without wishing to detract from Richpanse, it was Moreau's forethought which thought of the movement, and Moreau's sound judgment of character which made him pick out a vigorous man, like Richpanse, to carry it out. The victory of Hohenlinden, following so soon on his brilliant spring campaign, covered Moreau with glory. He has at times been accused of dila toriness and irresolution, but, at the Moreau., .., same time, here we have an unbroken series of successes, obtained by prudence and firmness. Thiers says: Moreau had proved himself capable of commanding 100,000 men with prudence and vigour; no man, excepting Napoleon, has manoeuvred such a force so well in the present century. The victor of Radstadt, Biberach, Engen, Moeskirch, and Hohenlinden could have been no ordinary general. Before concluding I would like to follow Clery's plan and sum up the causes which led to this great Austrian re...