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Episode Nineteen: The Principles of Mountain Warfare

The Age of Napoleon Podcast

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Napoleon and the Turrain

Napoleon had been studying a book called the principles of mountain warfare by general pierre joseph bourse. Bourse was a sharp strategic thinker and knew the alps better than maybe any oh soldier. Following bourse's strategy, the french fought their way over the mountains and captured the piedmont ts heart land in a year.

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