Gosh, Panzerde, I am so torn about this guy trying to keep on his big boy pants.
You know how cats swipe at moving objects or glittery baubles? That was Napoleon.
In a way, my gut thinks the Crimean War may have been his worst mistake because it let him think he was so good.
If you have the time, and interest, my favorite book on this era is William McElwee's Art of War: Waterloo to Mons.
He is a good read with lots of informative anecdotes and important details mixed together. It's out of print, but used copies can be had for less than ten dollars.
Brant, it was Phil Sheridan. Joe Hooker was slowly drinking himself to death by that point.
"These things must be done delicately-- or you hurt the spell." - The Wicked Witch of the West.
"We've got the torpedo damage temporarily shored up, the fires out and soon will have the ship back on an even keel. But I would suggest, sir, that if you have to take any more torpedoes, you take 'em on the starboard side." Pops Healy, DCA USS Lexington.