Comments on: Napoleon did not recommend the study of battles, but of campaigns https://www.isegoria.net/2022/09/napoleon-did-not-recommend-the-study-of-battles-but-of-campaigns/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Freddo https://www.isegoria.net/2022/09/napoleon-did-not-recommend-the-study-of-battles-but-of-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-3566139 Freddo Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:32:27 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=49268#comment-3566139 “When armies marched out of their winter cantonments for the season” -> read it as “when winter ends and the campaign season starts”

As attributed to general Natham Bedford Forrest campaigning was/is very much “get there firstest with the mostest”

]]> By: Lu An Li https://www.isegoria.net/2022/09/napoleon-did-not-recommend-the-study-of-battles-but-of-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-3566118 Lu An Li Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:38:33 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=49268#comment-3566118 “When armies marched out of their winter cantonments for the season”

Normally armies of yore did not campaign during the winter under normal circumstances. No fodder or grazing possible for the horses.

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