Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

1. Name this French officer:
Born <font color="yellow">1765</font id="yellow">.
To him is attributed to be the recipient of one of the most confusing set of orders for a major battle of the Napoleonic period (hint: not Rev Wars).
In the Peninsula he was one of the most capable subordinate commanders.
Sentenced to death in absentia after the wars by the Bourbons, he ran an inn at Bayreuth until an amnesty in 1825 permitted him to return to France.
Became Govenor-General of Algeria at one point.
Became a Marshall of France in 1843.

<font color="yellow">John Corbin answered correctly - Jean Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon</font id="yellow">

2. Wellington's Chief of Intelligence during much of the Peninsular Wars.
Wellington declared him to be worth a brigade of troops.

<font color="yellow">Glynn Hargreaves answered correctly - Colquhoun Grant</font id="yellow">

3. Described by Wellington as a very clever man, he earned celebrity as both an author an statesman in his native Spain.
Became disillusioned with Godoy. Imprisoned (for heresay) in Majorca from 1801 to 1808.
Later became a member of the central junta.
Died in 1811 after having helped reorganize the Cortes and bring about the downfall of the junta.
His writings included fiction but most notable were his political and legal treatises.

<font color="yellow">John Corbin answered correctly - Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos</font id="yellow">

4. This nobleman once said that if Satan were to take human form the result would be Napoleon.
He was a man who would be king.
He was not deemed able to command his own corps and had thus commanded a division. Talk about humiliating!

<font color="yellow"> The answer is the Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (later King Ludwig I), son of Maximilian I Joseph.

Bernadotte was a corps commander under the French banner. The truth is that Napoleon did not deem Ludwig of Bavaria capable of commanding a corps. Instead he commanded a division in the VII Corps in 1809 under the guidance of his Chief of Staff, Gen. Clemens v. Raglovich, and acquitted himself well. Unlike his father, Ludwig never really liked Napoleon. See page 197-198 of "Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars", Philip J. Haythornthwaite, for the full bio.</font id="yellow">

<font color="white">Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]</font id="white">

1 - Jean Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon,



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<center>Monsieur le Marechal Baron John Corbin
Duc de Paive
Commanding the Division de Cavalerie de la Jeune Garde
NWC President</center>

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by John Corbin</i>
<br />1 - Jean Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon,



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<center>Monsieur le Marechal Baron John Corbin
Duc de Paive
Commanding the Division de Cavalerie de la Jeune Garde
NWC President</center>
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Correct. 1 down and 3 to go.

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

2. Colquhoun Grant ??

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Captain
2nd Battlion
95th Regiment of Foot
II Corps
Anglo-Allied Army</font id="red"></center></b>

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Glyn Hargreaves</i>
<br />2. Colquhoun Grant ??

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Captain
2nd Battlion
95th Regiment of Foot
II Corps
Anglo-Allied Army</font id="red"></center></b>
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Correct. Two down - two to go.

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Bill Peters</i>
<br />1. Name this French officer:
Born 1865.
To him is attributed to be the recipient of one of the most confusing set of orders for a major battle of the Napoleonic period (hint: not Rev Wars).
In the Peninsula he was one of the most capable subordinate commanders.
Sentenced to death in absentia after the wars by the Bourbons, he ran an inn at Bayreuth until an amnesty in 1825 permitted him to return to France.
Became Govenor-General of Algeria at one point.
Became a Marshall of France in 1843.

2. Wellington's Chief of Intelligence during much of the Peninsular Wars.
Wellington declared him to be worth a brigade of troops.

3. Described by Wellington as a very clever man, he earned celebrity as both an author an statesman in his native Spain.
Became disillusioned with Godoy. Imprisoned (for heresay) in Majorca from 1801 to 1808.
Later became a member of the central junta.
Died in 1811 after having helped reorganize the Cortes and bring about the downfall of the junta.
His writings included fiction but most notable were his political and legal treatises.

4. This nobleman once said that if Satan were to take human form the result would be Napoleon.
He was a man who would be king.

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

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3 - Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

4 - Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien

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<center>Monsieur le Marechal Baron John Corbin
Duc de Paive
Commanding the Division de Cavalerie de la Jeune Garde
NWC President</center>

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Bill Peters</i>
<br />1. Name this French officer:
Born 1865.
To him is attributed to be the recipient of one of the most confusing set of orders for a major battle of the Napoleonic period (hint: not Rev Wars).
In the Peninsula he was one of the most capable subordinate commanders.
Sentenced to death in absentia after the wars by the Bourbons, he ran an inn at Bayreuth until an amnesty in 1825 permitted him to return to France.
Became Govenor-General of Algeria at one point.
Became a Marshall of France in 1843.

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A very, very capable gentleman to be BORN in 1865 (According to the premise) and made a Marshall in 1843??????? Amazing feat.

<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
GdD,1e Brig,1eme Div,VI Corps,AdR
President, Colonial Campaign Club
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by John Corbin</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Bill Peters</i>
<br />1. Name this French officer:
Born 1865.
To him is attributed to be the recipient of one of the most confusing set of orders for a major battle of the Napoleonic period (hint: not Rev Wars).
In the Peninsula he was one of the most capable subordinate commanders.
Sentenced to death in absentia after the wars by the Bourbons, he ran an inn at Bayreuth until an amnesty in 1825 permitted him to return to France.
Became Govenor-General of Algeria at one point.
Became a Marshall of France in 1843.

2. Wellington's Chief of Intelligence during much of the Peninsular Wars.
Wellington declared him to be worth a brigade of troops.

3. Described by Wellington as a very clever man, he earned celebrity as both an author an statesman in his native Spain.
Became disillusioned with Godoy. Imprisoned (for heresay) in Majorca from 1801 to 1808.
Later became a member of the central junta.
Died in 1811 after having helped reorganize the Cortes and bring about the downfall of the junta.
His writings included fiction but most notable were his political and legal treatises.

4. This nobleman once said that if Satan were to take human form the result would be Napoleon.
He was a man who would be king.

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

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3 - Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

4 - Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien

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<center>Monsieur le Marechal Baron John Corbin
Duc de Paive
Commanding the Division de Cavalerie de la Jeune Garde
NWC President</center>
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Correct on #3 - incorrect on #4. Remember - this guy would become a king. The duc d'Enghien never made it to the throne.

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

God.. I am so stupid

4 - Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

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<center>Monsieur le Marechal Baron John Corbin
Duc de Paive
Commanding the Division de Cavalerie de la Jeune Garde
NWC President</center>

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by John Corbin</i>
<br />God.. I am so stupid

4 - Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

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<center>Monsieur le Marechal Baron John Corbin
Duc de Paive
Commanding the Division de Cavalerie de la Jeune Garde
NWC President</center>
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No John, you are not stupid. You just didn't have the answer.

The answer for #4 is the Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (later King Ludwig I), son of Maximilian I Joseph.

Bernadotte was a corps commander under the French banner. The truth is that Napoleon did not deem Ludwig of Bavaria capable of commanding a corps. Instead he commanded a division in the VII Corps in 1809 under the guidance of his Chief of Staff, Gen. Clemens v. Raglovich, and acquitted himself well. Unlike his father, Ludwig never really like Napoleon. See page 197-198 of "Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars", Philip J. Haythornthwaite, for the full bio.

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]