Generalship

• Revolutionary wars


  Napoleon: moved forces rapidly, commanded effectively at Toulon (BATTLE) and showed personal factor

  Overall: larger forces so less personal factor, divisions made (12,000 units), more meritocracy
• Napoleonic wars


  Decisive battle

  Made corps BATTLE - Jena and Austerlitz

  Central position BATTLE - Rivoli, Austerlitz and MSD BATTLE Ulm

  Developed his Marshalls to fight like him BATTLE Lodi

  Inspired/motivated his troops – le Petit Caporal BATTLE Arcola
• Napoleonic wars 2


  Russian Campaign: Logistics, supply and the weather stopped his usual speed and movement. 600,000 left and 30,000 returned to France.

  Allies learnt from him and improved BATTLE of Leipzig

  Beaten by Wellington’s defensive strategy and Corps Commanders letting him down (Ney and Grouchy) BATTLE of Waterloo 1815
• American civil war 


  Lee:

  Defensive genius BATTLE Richmond

  Speed BATTLE Shenandoah

  Well organised forces with inspired leaders – ‘Stonewall’ Jackson

  Inspired troops – devotion, cheered him after even after Gettysburg Lost at BATTLE of Gettysburg – Pickett’s charge let’s his reputation down
• American civil war 2


  Overall

  Aimed for Railway Junctions BATTLE of Chattanooga

  Economic Destruction of the South (Sherman’s March to the Sea)
• Moltke 


  Developed the use of Railways BATTLE Sadowa and maps

  Understood the significance of the Dreyse Needle Gun 4/5

  Developed Mission Tactics- ring of fire and avoid frontal assaults

  Developed general staff (brain of the army)
• WW1


  Huge armies, aerial reconnaissance taking surprise away, industry

  Generals had narrower problems of breaking the enemy’s defensive line.

  Falkenhayn – Grant style attrition ‘Bleed the French White’ at BATTLE of Verdun.

  Ludendorff- Storm Trooper tactics at Spring Offensive

  Personal leadership through inspiring men to ‘stick it’ – Petain and Haig ‘Backs top the Wall’

  Large numbers of WW1 generals killed in WW1.
• WW2


  3 types of General:

  1)The Organiser: Marshall and Alan Brooke who were Chief of General Staff behind the scenes. Also Eisenhower BATTLE D Day

  2) The Inspirers: Patton (aggressive carried Colt Pistols) and Montgomery (cap badges and fostered links to his men)BATTE El Alamein

  3) The Bold: Rommel BATTLE North Africa and Guderian BATTLE Sedan