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The captains of military history - my assemblage

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Last Post May 5, 2005 4:55 PM by: jkmrepeat

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Re: The captains of military history - my assemblage

May 5, 2005 4:55 PM

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Thanks, historyfan; I stand corrected on some details, which I looked into after my post. Your statements are right on. Moore did not really defeat Soult. He 'checked' him, enabling his army to evacuate.

Beresford trained and organized the embryonic Anglo-Portuguese force that threw Soult out of Oporto, but it was Wellington, whom I thought was elsewhere, who commandered that victory. I don't remeber where I read the misinformation, but it was from a site a couple years ago (probably devised from descendants of Moore and Beresford :^O

).

I also came across the fact that Wellington's army did suffer more than Soult's at Toulouse in 1814. Beresford had a hand at this decisive encounter.

Soult was also instrumental at Zurich in 1799 under Massena. They outfought the great Aleksandr Zuvurov here. More stuff I didn't know.

Actually, all of Napoleon's marshals should be on TIER 3; he inherited a good army, but he moulded it inot a magnificent force striking force, bettering discipline, marching prowess, mobility of artillery, self-sufficiency etc. His marshals, each with an independent command (my primary reason for listing subordinates on TIER 3), were the parts of this great army(ies). Each had a specialty; eg, Davout, brilliant tactican and logistician. Murat, the cavalry.

I revise my TIER 3 every month or so, and I'll make sure Soult is there.

Thanks, JKM

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