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The Legacy of the Seven Years' War 3
Theory and practice - the value of light troops - line and column: 'les grandes querelles' - the Vaussieux manoeuvres
Guibert and the 1791 Reglement 9
Limited recognition of the uses of the column - Dumouriez at Jemappes, 1792
'Revolutionary Warfare' 13
Political meddling - the survival of professional training - the limitations of improvised armies - the temptations of the defensive: Perpignan, 1793
Skirmishers: Duhesme's instructions - 'grandes bandes' or regular training?
From the 'Terror' to the Coup of Brumaire 21
Improving competence - the Army Corps and the all-arms battle
Inconsistency of offensive tactics - l'ordre mixte - deployment from column into line - attacks in echelon - pace
Defensive tactics: fighting in built-up areas - the square
La Grande Armee 28
Marengo, 1800: the tactical success of Desaix and Monnier
The Boulogne camp - the doctrine of independent Corps command - indoctrination and cohesion - training and intellectual vigour - simplifying the Reglement
High tide, 1805-07: Dupont at Ulm - Davout and Soult at Austerlitz - Morand at Auerstadt - Friedland: first signs of tactical obesity? - artillery tactics
The Peninsular War, 1808-14 43
Strategic dispersion - tactical superiority - overconfidence in column attacks
'Corrupt Gigantism', 1809-15 49
Increased commitments, larger armies and greater casualties - lowering of standards - the overcrowded battlefield: D'Erlon atWaterloo
The 1808 reforms: smaller battalions - increased proportion of 'elites' - stronger artillery support
Further Reading 54
Plate Commentaries 55
Index 64
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