La Bataille d' Heilsberg 1807

August von Bennigsen by George Dawe

Bennigsen saw the growing French army. He became worried that he must strike Napoleon before he finished gathering his new forces. Bennigsen decided he must go on the offensive by the beginning of June to forestall an impending French blow. Unfortunately, Bennigsen had tendency to develop extremely complicated offensive plans which would require everything to

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