u/Tseriand

Was Jerome Bonaparte a competent commander?

Was Jerome Bonaparte a competent commander?

I quite often hear about his extravagance as king of Westphalia, and also that he was a divisional general at the Battle of Waterloo and corps commander at the beginning of the Russian campaign, and after that he became a marshal under the Second Empire. I understand that the rank of marshal was nominal, but what about his personal skills and participation in the Battle of Waterloo, was he a brave soldier?

u/Tseriand — 2 days ago