AMSP AY EOA Seminar 6 EOA 5 Class Notes Dan C. Fullerton 2 September 2015

AMSP Class Notes, 2 September 2015 Napoleonic Wars, Exporting the Revolution/French domination/Napoleonic Code/merit -Fighting off the Coalition by defeating them in detail; using the Grand Army and fighting offensively (Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena-Auerstadt, Friedland) -by 1807, only England remains outside the Continental System -1808, Napoleon invades Spain; Austria sees opportunity Napoleon’s Operational & Tactical Schema? --Grand Army divided into corps/’Battalion Carre’; rapid marching and living off the land, for…gaining the central position

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AMSP Class Notes, 2 September 2015 Break into 4 groups; do a campaign analysis of the Wagram campaign using the four ‘tools’ -break it into three phases: Ratisbon, interlude, Wagram -include the ‘key’ elements of your methodology for both sides (Fr & AUS)

AMSP Class Notes, 2 September 2015 So, what has changed in warfare? Is this modern war or merely a prelude?

AMSP Class Notes, 2 September 2015 So, what are the key takeaways for the operational planner? For leaders? -enemy adapts; do you? -the greater the symmetry, the less decision; war no longer about decisive battle -importance of doctrine to decentralized ops; know intent and operate within it -pick people you trust How do we learn the right lessons from failure? From success?

AMSP Class Notes, 2 September 2015