Napoleon Series Archive 2017

Le maréchal Soult et la royauté de Portugal 1809

So,
Just found this, only skimmed the article but looks like it should be of interest (to some).
https://www.persee.fr/doc/bec_0373-6237_1990_num_148_1_450572
"Les instructions de l’empereur, transmises par le major général Berthier, étaient à la fois insuffisantes et chimériques. Elles laissaient entendre, certainement à dessein." p 118

Interestingly Broers quotes (Nicole) Gotteri's biography of the marshall, which obviously draws on this article, for the invasion of Portugal (Spirit of the Age: 1805-1810).
"The Emperors's instructions ... were both insufficient and chimerical. Then tended to turn the expedition into a sort of military promenade following an itinerary bereft of any obstacle."
I would (with respect) probably suggest "were both inadequate and unrealistic"
Broers, p. 407, citing Gotteri, Soult, p 253
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wDw8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT344#v=onepage&q&f=false

Best as always
A

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