在写奥军将领克勒瑙将军,其中维基百科1805年战役有一段:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_von_Klenau
At Haslach, Klenau had arranged his 25,000 infantry and cavalry in a prime defensive position and, on 11 October, an overly-confident General of Division Dupont attacked Klenau's force with fewer than 8,000 men. The French lost 1,500 dead and wounded, 900 captured, 11 guns and 18 ammunition wagons captured, but possibly of greater significance, the Imperial Eagles and guidons of the 15th and 17th Dragoons were taken by the Austrians.
而这段的注释正是:
Smith, "Haslach," Data Book, pp. 203–204.
Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 978-1-85367-276-7
既然这么夸张的数据摆在那,所以说维基顺理成章的在下一段开头就是:
Despite Klenau's success at the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen, the Austrians could not sustain their positions around Klenau, and the entire line retreated toward Ulm...
但是 当我们点进去Battle of Haslach-Jungingen的词条就会发现事实完全是另一个样子,别的不说,只看损失:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Haslach-Jungingen
克勒瑙参加没参加Haslach-Jungingen战役暂且不论,实际上此战是杜邦将军的成名战,法军不仅在战术还是战略上都取得了当之无愧的胜利,这个战役在论坛之前也有介绍:
http://bbs.napolun.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=22497
最近在写奥地利将领小传,最大的问题就是没有可靠资源,Hollins的Austrian Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars太过偏袒奥地利,许多地方都有问题。
而维基百科虽然篇幅较长,但是大段大段的都是没多大价值的背景介绍,更要命的是几乎所有的拿破仑时代人物传记的数据都是出自Digby的数据集....
稍微了解点的人应该都知道Digby什么属性的,上面的内容就是问题之一。
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