Napoleon in 1812 - Chapter 67
Chapter 67
But in the end, it succeeded in creating more strategic value.
‘The war that depends on individual excellence has passed. Now, the nation’s economic power and political soundness determine the difference between victory and defeat. Napoleon, no matter how brilliant you are, you will not be able to withstand the flow of this great age.’
Although Wellesley and the coalition forces fought so hard, they could not stop the French. But the power of new weapons and of the economy, allowing to strike the French massively, made it possible.
Wellesley looked at his enemies, who had completely stopped advancing, and drove off the battlefield again. The Allied headquarters faced the threat of defeat, but were able to escape the range of French attacks using such a trump card. The first confrontation between Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley ended in this way.
