. Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon. tely. The controlling reasons were the same. Theallies were of different nationalities, and each had a differ-ent base, as well as varying interests. If cut in two theyno doubt would retire eccentrically, of which Napoleoncould take immediate advantage. The key to the wholeproblem was the exhibition by him of foresight, boldness,and rapid action. The plan could not be better. He concentrated on Charleroi. From here led t
. Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon. tely. The controlling reasons were the same. Theallies were of different nationalities, and each had a differ-ent base, as well as varying interests. If cut in two theyno doubt would retire eccentrically, of which Napoleoncould take immediate advantage. The key to the wholeproblem was the exhibition by him of foresight, boldness,and rapid action. The plan could not be better. He concentrated on Charleroi. From here led twopikes, one to Brussels, which was Wellingtons line of ad-vance and retreat, one to Liege, which was and Blucher were connected by the Namur-Nivelles road, which cut the other pikes at Quatre-Bras NAPOLEON. 209 and near Ligny. In order to push in between the allies toany effect, Napoleon must seize on both these points. The French army broke up June 15th at 3 was full of eagerness and early in the French advanced with slight opposition to Quatre-Bras, and forced the Prussians back to Fleurus. Napoleon t*\^- WATERLOO Campaign. remained in the saddle all day, then retired to Charleroiovercome with a fatigue which seemed to paralyze his men-tal faculties. He could no longer conquer sleep as of bodily condition was bad, and even the necessity ofpresent success was unable to evoke persistent is a singular difference between Napoleon at thistime and grim old Frederick in 1759 suffering from king never gave up for an instant his restless and pain could not subdue his obstinate diligence. 210 GREAT CAPTAINS. The emperors ailments overcame his zeal. Here beganthose little lapses of unused time whose addition, in fourdays, sufficed to bring Napoleon to the end of his plan of campaign was as brilliantly thought out andbegun as that of 1796, and with equal vigor would haveequally succeeded.
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