Hi Bernard,
Thanks for the good advice concerning my previous question! I’ll be visiting my local library and try to obtain the books you mentioned. Moving on….This may seem an obvious question, but do you reckon the Republic of France owed its survival to Napoleon’s earlier victories? Or, do you think it would have survived if he (or an alternative commander) hadn’t triumphed against the Austrian and Piedmont-Sardinian alliance? Which other contemporary generals, in your opinion, might have saved the Revolutionary government?
Robert Douglas