Comments on: Ask MHQ: Why Wasn't Davout at Waterloo? http://www.historynet.com/davout-at-waterloo.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Merkatatis http://www.historynet.com/davout-at-waterloo.htm#comment-713926 John Merkatatis Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:51:47 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681614#comment-713926 Very good argument about Davout,but Napoleon was a professional soldier who knew the importance of logistics for his rapid campaigns and his logistics genius Berthier had left an vacuum difficult to fill.So what did Napoleon suppose to do? Very good argument about Davout,but Napoleon was a professional soldier who knew the importance of logistics for his rapid campaigns
and his logistics genius Berthier had left an vacuum difficult to fill.So what did Napoleon suppose to do?

]]> By: brian http://www.historynet.com/davout-at-waterloo.htm#comment-343895 brian Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:38:05 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681614#comment-343895 That's right, Davout was the great victor over the Prussians at Auerstaedt. He was more than capable of independent command. At Borodino 1812, Napoleon would have lost fewer casualties had he followed Davout's repeated advice of turning the Russian left flank instead of storming through the center on a suicidal frontal attack. Davout would've certainly won the day at Waterloo. But due to his experiences in 1814 wherein his Marshalls even Ney deceived him, Napoleon thought probably that Davout was the only loyal Marshall left to guard his rear in Paris That's right, Davout was the great victor over the Prussians at Auerstaedt. He was more than capable of independent command. At Borodino 1812, Napoleon would have lost fewer casualties had he followed Davout's repeated advice of turning the Russian left flank instead of storming through the center on a suicidal frontal attack.

Davout would've certainly won the day at Waterloo. But due to his experiences in 1814 wherein his Marshalls even Ney deceived him, Napoleon thought probably that Davout was the only loyal Marshall left to guard his rear in Paris

]]> By: N. Villaroman http://www.historynet.com/davout-at-waterloo.htm#comment-252485 N. Villaroman Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:13:03 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681614#comment-252485 You forget to mention Davout's brilliant victory against overwhelming odds at the battle of Auerstadt (14 Oct 1806), where his III Corps defeated the bulk of the Prussian army, thus outshining even Napoleon's exploits the same day futher south at the battle of Jena (where the Emperor defeated only the vanguard of the Prussians). This showing of independent command ability further strengthens the postulation of whether or not the "Iron Marshall" could have tipped the balance and helped vanquish the "Iron Duke". You forget to mention Davout's brilliant victory against overwhelming odds at the battle of Auerstadt (14 Oct 1806), where his III Corps defeated the bulk of the Prussian army, thus outshining even Napoleon's exploits the same day futher south at the battle of Jena (where the Emperor defeated only the vanguard of the Prussians). This showing of independent command ability further strengthens the postulation of whether or not the "Iron Marshall" could have tipped the balance and helped vanquish the "Iron Duke".

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