According to Napoleon, what was his outstanding quality as a commander?
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August 19, 2019According to Napoleon, what was his outstanding quality as a commander?
Question Description
Answer these 3 questions. 3-4 sentences would be fine. Need direct citation from the reading. No outside resources needed.
1. Ritter opens the chapter on Frederician warfare – that is, European warfare in the period between 1740 and 1763 – by reviewing traditional views of Frederick’s qualities as a commander. According to Napoleon, what was his outstanding quality as a commander?
2. After describing a nineteenth-century debate over the difference between Frederician and Napoleonic war, Ritter describes the main characteristics of Napoleonic warfare. What was different about the “kind of war” waged in Napoleon’s day?
3. What does Ritter regard as the “new prerequisites” of Napoleonic warfare?
