Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-24
Why NAPOLEON WON BATTLES.
Secret Of his wonderful success IN tho
Battle Of Austeriitx.

Secret Of his wonderful success IN tho
Battle Of Austcrilts.
San Francisco Chronicle: The
story Of how the great Napoleon met
and conquered the very flower NJ the
armies Of the allied nations Of the
Old World at Austerlitz, there ar.
rayed against the Frenchmcn. Is a
pretty stOry--in fact, Is not story
at all, but matter of history. Those
who have read history or the life Of
Napoleon will remember that his
motto was punctual and implicit
obedience to orders With Napoleon
3 o'clock meant o'clock or before.
not i've minutes or ono minute after
5, One incident will be found in Ma.
pOleon's career where he punished a
favOrite General, after having pub.
licly reprinanded him for appearing
at a certain bridge some ten minutes
later than he hal been ordered to ap.
pear there by his superior officer. The
General offered as an excuse the
weather was rigorous, but NapO, con
inipe CuOusly interfered with the re-
hutN AVN wv iikotouo lOi thO WI
be here on time"
The French troops had implicit
confidence In their leader. The night
before the great battle Of Austerlith
the men sang patriotic songs until
cautioned that they were within ear.
shot OF the enemy and must be silent,
but some time later. Just before re.
firing to his tent for the night
though 1t Is said that Napoleon did
not sleep -that great General passed
among his warriors outstretched on
the ground. Suddenly one enthusias.
tic soldier fastened his little pallet of
straw on his bayonet. fired IL, and
tossed 1t In the air. Others followed,
and the flames lit up the entire
country surrounding, carrying to the
enemy the news that the trenchmen
we're near. such action was decided.
iy injudicious, It is true, hut II
showed the wonderful faith and con.
hdence the soldiers had In their Gen.
eral, whom they fairly worshipped
and ut whose command they would
face, without fiinching what at least
appeared to be certain death.
The battle began at an early hour
In the morning. Napoleon saw be.
fore him more than 200, 900 OF the
very flower OF the army OF hussia,
Austria, Germany, England, and
other nations, while he had scarcely
IS, 900 Scared, worried, and not toe
we'll fed or clothed soldiers with
which to face the seemingly over
whelining, better cared for, allied
armv OF zoo, 900 tried men, and yet
Napoleon won, and all the nations
marveled thcrcat, though IL 1, now a
matter Of history that he should have
won, for the reason that his plans
were successfully carried out because
OF the implicit confidence OF his sol
dlers and their prompt obedience IL
each order issued.
some Of Napole0n's Generals differ.
ed with the greatest of all Generals
orders, but they did not stop to ques
tion, and carried out their instruc
tiOns to the letter. Napoleon threw
his entire army Of 70, 900 men first or
the right wing, and then on the left,
then on the center Several timcl
the army was tianked without know
Ing how the trick had been accom-
plishcd, but, turn as they might, tn,
allies found confronting them 20, 90,
men In compact mass, while Il
save themselves the Generals Of tn,
allied army could not swing thei
100000 into such position Us to fac,
NapOleOn's army ut the same time
That was the very trick Ndpoleur
wanted to play While there wcrl
200, 600 men arraycd against him. he
was fighting about one.fOurth tina,
number with superior force behint
him. True. upon each maneuver III
faced fresh men, but never moro mer
then he threw against that particular
part OF the allied armies
He won because there was Organi
zation, and the men who did the
lighting asked no questions. but sim
ply knew that the ultimate result Il
be achieved was defeat OF the enemy;
and being properly organized aud dis
cipiined they accomplished the result
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