•Moral and
physical energy of citizen-soldiers and new leaders
generated by the revolution and magnified by successes
against invading allied armies
•Subdivision
of army into smaller self-contained but mutually
supporting units (divisions)
•Ability to
travel light and live-off countryside without extensive
baggage, many supply wagons, and slow-moving resupply
efforts
•Rapid march associated with
“120” instead of the standard “70” steps per minute
•Discontinued
adherence to 1791 Drill Regulations pertaining to the
well regulated and stereotype use of column and line
formations for movement and fighting
•Beneficial
asymmetry
•Mobility/fluidity
of force dramatically better than that possessed by
potential adversaries.
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?Raises question?
How did Napoleon exploit this superior mobility/fluidity of force?