lord marcus wrote:Either the battle of Somosierra or Elyau.
I don't think so. The prussians were using an outdated system of both organization and tactics (linear warfare) whereas the French under napoleon had around a century of musings and refinement to the french strategies (something with the word Aout at the end. Not too up on my French) and the newly developed corps organization.
Secondly, the Grand Armee Had over 2 (?) years of drill and discipline instilled within them from the camps along the atlantic.
In addition, leading up to the battles Napoleon had the Grand armee arrayed in the corps square, which gave him a supreme advantage in tactical maneuver. The fact that he fell for what could be classified as a feint at Jena could have spelt disaster if Davout had not used his corps effeciently, if costly, during Auerstadt