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Smaller armies divided from a larger army, able to move independently and encircle enemies when disciplined and fast.
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Total war and conscription gave France three advantages: willingness to absorb casualties, speed, and strategic flexibility through corps.
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"Napoleon, by the age of 25, is a general. And that's unheard of at Europe at this time. But it's not just Napoleon, it's..."
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"For example, Austerlitz, right? Austerlitz was a huge, huge gamble that paid out for the French. But they were able to do so because..."
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"...do is you're able to divide them into different units called corps. Okay? This is no different from the Roman Legion. The Roman Legion..."
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Napoleon looks like the genius of the French Revolution because he gives history its most cinematic image: speed, war, destiny, empire.
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