Butcher’s Bills: Engagement-level preponderance and casualties in the French Revolution Wars and Napoleonic Wars, 1792–1815
| Mar 11, 2024
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Article Category: Original Study
Published Online: Mar 11, 2024
Page range: 51 - 60
Received: Mar 10, 2022
Accepted: Sep 07, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2023-0004
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Regression coefficients, dependent variable: Casualty ratio
| Independent variables | Coefficient | Standard errors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French victory, draw or loss | −0.3416 | 0.4559 | −0.75 |
| Napoleonic Wars 1805–1815 | −1.4569 | 0.9832 | −1.48 |
| Bonaparte Battlefield Command | 0.5015 | 1.7589 | 0.29 |
| Iberia | 0.9750 | 1.2449 | 0.78 |
| Russia | 0.7140 | 2.2787 | 0.031 |
| Preponderance ratio | −0.5051 |
0.02444 | −20.69 |
| Number of national armies | 0.1707 | 0.4754 | −0.36 |
| 0.3509 | |||
| 823 |
Summary data
| Characteristics | 945 Engagements | 823 Engagements |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Outcome | ||
| French victory | 442 | 399 |
| Draw | 34 | 26 |
| French defeat | 470 | 398 |
| Mean Preponderance Ratio | ||
| French victory | 4.209 | 4.400 |
| Draw | 0.007 | 1.494 |
| French defeat | 1.296 | 1.277 |
| Mean Casualty Ratio | ||
| French victory | – | –1.932 |
| Draw | – | 0.021 |
| French defeat | – | 0.235 |
| Number National Armies | ||
| Two | 635 | 552 |
| Three or more | 311 | 271 |
Ordered logit coefficients, dependent variable: Engagement outcome
| Independent variables | Coefficient | Standard errors | Z score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preponderance ratio | 0.2566 |
0.0415 | 6.17 |
| Napoleonic Wars 1805–1815 | −0.2840 | 0.1503 | −1.89 |
| Bonaparte Battlefield Command | 1.6079 |
0.3211 | 5.01 |
| Iberia | 0.4168 |
0.1894 | 2.20 |
| Russia | 0.0815 | 0.3160 | 0.26 |
| Number of national armies | −0.1004 |
0.0475 | −2.11 |
| Pseudo |
0.0687 | ||
| 945 |