Napoleon's Battlefield Strategy in the Alpine Theatre of War

Napoleon advocated an offensive into italy, not for its own sake, but as a way of striking at the austrians. A successful advance into northern italy could help france on other fronts by drawing away enemy resources. The plan for an immediate defensive over the alps was not adopted. But the army of italy wasn't broken up to reinforce dugamie either. It simply held position while the politicians and staff officers debated. No dispassionate observer could think of taking madrid. Now, sharks, they know you can't get it out. Sharp fest continues to night at eight p m. On national geographic and bisney plots, while theArmy of italy waited