military plans (FRW)

• Wars plans in the FRW?

  • Greater morale (nation in arms), greater

  troop numbers (levee en masse) used to

  overwhelm enemies – shock tactics (Carnot)

  • In 1793, an average of 2-3 battles fought per

  week
• What other factor was the FRW war plan to overwhelm enemy with superior sight of numbers influenced by?

  Quality of soldiers through levee en masse= superiority in terms of weight of numbers, soldiers used as battering rams in a continuous series of battles