Term Paper thesis

The many key sea battle of Napolean's fleet, Trafalger, showed that Napolean's military genius commanding and using men on land did not carry over to the organization of his fleet and it's leadership; he commanded his fleet from France with messages and although he was not physically there the presence of his orders was a constant reality for his officers. The real failure of the French navy for Napolean against the British at Trafalger was not Nelson's strategy and the royal navy but the hierarchy of fear command structure that his officers, including Admiral VIllaneuve, followed, with Napolean on top.