Western Civilization II / Unit 8 WC2 0709 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Why He Won: Logistics, Corps, Conscription, and a Meritocratic Officer Corps
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The idea
The anchor's answer is logistics and the Revolution: march speeds, supplies, and map-reading that let separate corps converge; conscription without noble privilege; officers promoted by merit; permanent divisions and corps of ten to twenty thousand moving on separate roads and concentrating for battle.
In practice
Sixty battles, all but eight won, the anchor says.
Where people slip
The losses came late, when he could no longer stop.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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