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Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army., Example of a battle of the offensive defense: battle of Austerlitz, December 2, 1805. (search)
nsive battle with offensive return, fought by Napoleon, but offensive in the space in advance of hisig. 13, Plate III.--as, for instance, used by Napoleon--one division of 12 battalions in column, eacWith their right wing they intended to attack Napoleon in front; with their left, amounting to 50,00nd was obliged to retreat. In the mean time, Napoleon had defeated the Prussians, and forced them ten a position there, where he was followed by Napoleon, on the 17th of June. It was too late, on thranged as shown in the plan. The object of Napoleon, in this battle, was to destroy the English as corps is not sufficient to keep them back. Napoleon is obliged to send his 6th army corps in this armies was as follows:-- Up to this hour, Napoleon had only engaged his 1st and 2d army corps; tavalry is forced to retreat to its own lines; Napoleon sends to its assistance the cavalry of Kellerlish line; but again, at the decisive moment, Napoleon is obliged to send in another direction the t[18 more...]
Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army., Mixed operations. (search)
ing now the passage of his troops too dangerous to be undertaken, gave up his plan. In 1809, Napoleon crossed the Danube from the Isle of Lobau; when a part of his army only had passed, the Austriaerent, likewise. We may retreat after a lost battle, as did Jordan, for instance, in 1796, and Napoleon in 1813, when driven back from the Bohemian frontiers across the Rhine; or before a very superior enemy, as the Russians did in 1812 before Napoleon; or in consequence of a preconcerted strategical plan, as in the campaign of the Archduke Charles in 1796; or, in consequence of strategical movemMoreau in 1796 was such. We may also retreat to gain a favorable position for a battle, as did Napoleon before the battle of Austerlitz; and, finally, to approach nearer our depots and magazines, if the retreat at the passage of a river or at any place it chooses to do so. At the retreat of Napoleon in the Russian campaign, the Russian army marched parallel with him on his flank; it arrived be
Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army., Logistics. (search)
tegical flank marches. I will give the dispositions for marching as used by Napoleon at Ulm in 1805, and at Jena in 1806. Each of the corps designated in the plan sustained by the others nearest to it. Examples: march and Manoeuvres of Napoleon near Jena, 1806. the operations near Jena were the following:-- The Prusoleon's army was near Bamberg, and amounted to from 170,000 to 180,000 men. Napoleon determined to cut the Prussians entirely from their base of operation. For thnoeuvres was the total loss of the Prussian army. March and manoeuvre of Napoleon near Ulm, 1805. The Austrian general, Mack, with from 70,000 to 80,000 men,pported, in less than three hours, by two or three Marches and Manoeuvres of Napoleon at Jena. 13, 14 October, 1806. other corps; and, besides, the direction is ady, the works of General Jomini, Ternay, Frederick II., Archduke Charles, Loyd, Clausewitz, the Memoirs of Napoleon, Marshal Marmont, etc. etc. should be consulted.
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), Confederate correspondence, Etc. (search)
at least, whereby I should be thrown upon my own resources, I issued a call upon the planters for their bells. Already that call has met with a patriotic response from all quarters, and a large number of these bells have been placed subject to my orders at points on the navigable rivers and at railroad stations. The question now is how may these bells be most advantageously transmuted into cannon, to which end I must now invoke your assistance and advice. I desire to have 12-pounder Napoleon smooth-bore and 6-pounder (caliber) rifle guns, which I am advised by General Bragg can be manufactured in New Orleans, where Leeds & Co. have the proper models and all necessary experience. Propositions have also been made from parties at Natchez to cast some guns. I regard it as clearly advantageous to encourage the casting of such guns at different points in this valley, so that should a foundery unfortunately fall into the hands of the enemy we should not be wholly crippled and depriv
James Redpath, The Roving Editor: or, Talks with Slaves in the Southern States., My second trip. (search)
the system of slavery in America, which breeds such crimes, and many others of the same character, but far more odious in their nature! Of course? Do n't the Southern clergy and the Rev. South-Side Adams, of Instantaneous Conversion and Instantaneous Rendition notoriety, announce the fact? And do n't they know? Marriage and slavery. Several of these hands, as they frankly owned, have cohabited with plantation slaves since their arrival in Alabama. All of them, of course, resemble Napoleon in one respect — they are no Capuchins. One of them — a bachelor when sold, and who had been clerically married here — remarked to me: Yes, mass'r, I'se been married; but it's no satisfaction for a man in this country. Why? ‘Cause, mass'r, he replied, you see white folks here do n't know nothina ‘bout farmina. Dey buy a place and use it up in two or tree years, and den dey go away agin. So we's never sartin of our girls ‘bove a year or two. The rich slave. When abou
Owen Wister, Ulysses S. Grant, II. (search)
nning Donelson, has such words as these to say : If my course is not satisfactory, remove me at once. I do not wish to impede in any way the success of our arms. Good authority rates Buell a more military soldier than Grant, and very likely he was. But Buell thought of himself and forgot his country, while Grant thought of his country and forgot himself. Out of this very contrast a bright light falls, and we begin to see Grant. Writing intemperately, his friends explain him as a sort of Napoleon ; his enemies, as a dull blunderer, accidentally reaping the glory which other people sowed. These extremes meet in error. We have not produced a Napoleon, and military talents of greater brilliancy than Grant's fought on both sides. Purely as captains, Lee, Jackson, Sherman, Thomas, if not others, are likely to stand higher; while Sheridan during his brief opportunity proved such a thunderbolt that, did history know men by their promise instead of by their fruits, he might outshine the
Owen Wister, Ulysses S. Grant, III. (search)
precocity, such as mark, for example, the early years of Webster, another rustic boy with very similar antecedents. For intellect was Webster's gift, while character was Grant's and character finds no outward expression save in life's chances. Napoleon owes his fame to himself, but Wellington owes his fame to Napoleon; and, save for the Civil War, Grant's force would have slumbered in him from the cradle to the grave. Here is the single prophetic incident. It has been told in many ways; anNapoleon; and, save for the Civil War, Grant's force would have slumbered in him from the cradle to the grave. Here is the single prophetic incident. It has been told in many ways; and his own is the best, as usual:-- There was a Mr. Ralston . . . who owned a colt which I very much wanted. My father had offered twenty dollars for it, but Ralston wanted twenty-five. I was so anxious to have the colt that . . . my father yielded, but said twenty dollars was all the horse was worth, and told me to offer that price. If it was not accepted, I was to offer twenty-two and a half, and, if that would not get him, to give the twenty-five. I at once mounted a horse, and went for
Owen Wister, Ulysses S. Grant, V. (search)
ant himself — is nothing to be said? . . . If he could have done anything in the beginning, he was not on the ground in time. . . . But he was one of the many there who would have resisted while resistance could avail. That is all that can be said, but it is an honourable record. A severe judgment, which controversy sustains and history will affirm. Inexperience is the honest explanation. Grant's fame is not helped by covering Shiloh, and Grant's fame can stand the truth. So also did Napoleon lose touch of his enemy at Marengo through failure to use his cavalry for reconnoitring. He went to sleep expecting no battle in the morning; and in the morning he was surprised and defeated by Melas, as Johnston surprised and defeated Grant. Re-enforced by Desaix's return in the afternoon, he recovered himself, as Grant, re-enforced by Buell, recovered himself on the second day. The Union lost some thirteen thousand men, the South eleven thousand,--and understood thereafter that all Amer
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 5: (search)
the fullest confidence in Grant, and gave him his hearty support. General Halleck, who had been so slow to acknowledge Grant's ability, but who was thoroughly competent to judge of the merits of a campaign accomplished, wrote, Your narrative of the campaign, like the operations themselves, is brief, soldierly, and in every respect creditable and satisfactory. In boldness of plan, rapidity of execution, and brilliancy of routes, these operations will compare most favorably with those of Napoleon about Ulm. When, on the 4th of July, Grant rode into the captured city, it was without any ostentatious parade, or any exhibition of triumph. The rebel soldiers stared at him curiously, as if they wondered how so unpretending a man could be a great general. Stopping at Pemberton's headquarters, he dismounted, and alone entered the porch of the house, neither guard nor officer receiving him. There sat Pemberton and his rebel officers, occupying all the seats; but, though they recognized
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 9: (search)
ments by which he crushed the rebellion, and put an end to one of the fiercest wars of modern times, stamped Ulysses S. Grant as the most successful general of the age. His ability as a strategist and tactician, his power of combination and of execution, his talent for command, united with his energy and persistency, in a word, his military genius, could no longer be doubted, and received the encomiums, not only of a grateful people, but of able soldiers and military critics abroad. Except Napoleon, no man of recent times had achieved so many brilliant successes, or accomplished such splendid results on so extended a field. The thanks of the government, of the states, of popular assemblies, were freely tendered to him, and he received substantial tokens of public gratitude and private appreciation. Swords and medals were voted him by states, and among the more costly gifts presented to him, by private individuals, was an elegant house in Washington, completely furnished, an admira
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