I am not sure what book I read it in, but it may have been The Price of Admiralty where the strategies of Wellington and Nelson were compared. Nelson preferred the attack, deciding the flow of battle to an extent and using their superior sailing to place the inferior British ships in advantageous positions, be [...]
Also tagged force, Imperial Guard, Napoleon, Nelson, WaterlooWaterloo, the final defeat of Napoleon by the joint Prussian and British forces was an incredibly well-orchestrated defense by the Duke of Wellington, who bore the brunt of the French assaults until the Prussian army arrived and finalized the defeat. But before the Prussians arrived Wellington drove off multiple charges of the French cavalry, defended [...]
Also tagged Britain, Clemobrotus, Davout, Epaminondas, France, Leuctra, Napoleon, Ney, Prussia, Pylos, Sparta, Thebes, Thermopylae, WaterlooWarning: little in the way of direction binds the following thoughts together. Where to begin? “Greatness” in generalship seems to be composed of a series of complementary pieces: tactics and strategy; dogged defense and speedy assaults; and then capacity for inspiring troops. Most often successful commanders exhibit multiple of these traits and the higher in [...]
Also tagged Agesilaos, Alcibiades, Alexander, Caesar, Davout, Frederick, Grant, Jackson, Lee, Longstreet, MacAurthur, Memnon, Napoleon, Parmenion, Richard, Rommell