With reference to the articles in Empires, Eagles & Lions, Vol. 2, Nos. 1-3 of which the article on the translation of Bressonnet's Conclusions was particularly useful, the following comments will hopefully be of interest. Contemporary writings on the 1806 Campaign contain many examples of works which are heavily biased by pro-French feelings which emphasize the magnitude of the French victory or by Clauswitzian apologists explaining away the Prussian defeat. Attempts to produce objective histories of this war started almost a half century later with Hopfner's four ­volume work. [1] Later in the 19th century, this was superseded by LettowVorbeck [2] and complimented by Foucart's extensive research [3]. Jany [4] and Bressonnet [5] examined the matter further around the turn of the century. Maude's work remains the most extensive objective and readable source in the English language [6]. In his monumental history of the Prussian Army published during the interwar years, Jany made some further comments [7]. The most recent work of merit covering the subject is that by Fiedler. [8] Taking the extent and depth of the research mentioned above together with the time which they have been available (in Hopfner's case, nearly a century and a half), Scott Bowden's comment that "Very recently, there has been an attempt from some quarters to author revisionist history on the Prussian army of 1806" [9] is a little surprising. The above mentioned works have either been reprinted, are about to be reprinted or are still in print. Should Scott wish to obtain any of them, I would be pleased to assist him. As neither Scott, Jean nor Paddy in their discussion of Bressonnet mention the fact that in drawing his conclusions, Bressonnet relies heavily on Jany, [10] it may be of interest to note this. Much of Jany's primary source material has been translated into English and published, particularly in my articles on the War of 1806 in various issues of Vol. 1 of EE&L. Scott states that "... close investigation of the combats of 1806 will put to rest any notion of the revisionist myth", [11] but sadly he does not support this statement with references to first-hand accounts or other sources. Jany's work, on which Bressonnet bases his conclusions, does not support Scott's viewpoint. I would welcome further discussion (substantiated, of course) on this point. Footnotes [1] Hopfner, Eduard von, Der Krieg von 1806 und 1807, 4 vols., Berlin 1850-5 1. Reprinted 199 1. [2] Lettow-Vorbeck, Oscar von, Der Krieg von 1806 und 1807, 4 vols., Berlin 1891-96. [3] Foucart, Campagne de Prusse (1806). Jena d'apres les archives de la guerre, Paris 1887. [4] Jany, Curt, Die Gefechtsausbildung der.Preubischen Infanterie von 1806, Berlin 1903. Der Preubische Kavalleriedienst vor 1806, Berlin 1904. Vols. 5 and 6 in the series Urkundliche Beitrage und Forschung zur Geschichte des Preubischen Heeres. Reprinted 1980. [5] Bressonnet, Pascal, Etudes Tactiq.ues sur la Capgne de 1806 (Saalfeld -Iena - Auerstedt ' Paris 1909. [6] Maude, F. No, The Jena Campaign 1806, London and New York 1909. [7] Jany, Curt, Geschichte der Preubischen Armee vom 15, Jahrhundert bis 1914, Dritter Band [Volume 3] 1763-1807, Berlin 1929. Reprinted 1967. [8] Fiedler, Siegfried, Grundrib der Militdrgeschichte, Dritter Band [Volume 3]: Napoleon gegen Preuben, Munich 1978. [9] Bowden, Scott, Empires, Eagles & Lions, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 14. Chicago 1993. [10] Particularly on Die Gefechtsausbildung der Preubischen Infanterie von 1806. (See footnote 4 above.) [11] Bowden, Scott, Empires, Eagles & Lions, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 15. Chicago 1993. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 2 No. 6 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Emperor's Headquarters This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com