Marmont claims Napoleon reacted to news of Ney's defeat at Dennewitz as if it were news from China. I wonder what news from China Napoleon could have been expecting?
Anyway, here's an intro to Dennewitz and a link to a site that covers such things.
http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Battle_of_Dennewitz.htm
Quote from: MengJiao on November 10, 2023, 05:53:56 AMMarmont claims Napoleon reacted to news of Ney's defeat at Dennewitz as if it were news from China. I wonder what news from China Napoleon could have been expecting?
My Dennewitz isn't quite that exciting yet (its noon and the Prussians have part of the town an no Buelow yet)
Quote from: MengJiao on November 10, 2023, 03:53:14 PMMy Dennewitz isn't quite that exciting yet (it is noon and the Prussians have part of the town and no Buelow yet)
But by 1pm the Swedes have begun showing up and Buelow is moving east, complicating things for the French around Dennewitz: