Western War Outline

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Question 1.

Which aspects of the Western way of war best characterize warfare in the age of Napoleon? Use evidence from H100 to substantiate your argument.

I. Define Western War.

A. Define Napoleonic Warfare.

B. Thesis: The aspects of Western War that best characterize warfare in the age of Napoleon are tactics, primarily concentration at the decisive point, military organization, the roles of staff in the planning process and logistics.

II. Characteristics of Offense and Napoleonic warfare.

Topic Sentence: The characteristics of offense were the hallmark of what made Napoleonic warfare successful; through these principles Napoleon was able to achieve victory at the decisive point.

A. Concentration
B. Tempo
C. Audacity

III. Topic

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