Queshire
Istar
You never heard of people eating boot leather?
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Military logistics detail
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pmmg
Myth Weaver
Bob...did you eat my shoes?
Ummmmmm....no.
Ummmmmm....no.
Finchbearer
Istar
With an army chef for a grandad, he did in fact have a very important role!
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Your memory serves. I didn't know about canned rations, but you're right on the division into corps. I think there was more to it than just supply; it gave him greater flexibility in maneuver, which was exceptionally important before the advent of railroads and motorized vehicles.
Jackarandajam
Maester
Reading through the Jack Aubrey series, book 20ish, they've eaten their belts like nine times already. Hard tack wont even be all the way gone and everybody's already chowin down.
Aldarion
Archmage
Technically, they weren't unchanged. It is just that what changed was his opponents: they had adopted the very aspects which had made Napoleon so successful, and thus erased Napoleon's advantages.
Napoleon's army didn't get worse, his opponents simply got better. And unless he was personally in command, his military genius couldn't really show beyond said organizational factors. During Napoleon's later campaigns, he always had the most success when he was personally commanding a corps-level or at most army-level operations.
There is a decent read here:
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He and his times continue to provide fodder for much discussion. Witness the presently assembled!
JBCrowson
Sage
Really Bob, that sure looks like a shoe lace coming out of the corner of your mouth.
