User blog comment:Lucas The Great/Charles Cornwallis vs Napoleon Bonaparte/@comment-5795750-20131014084922

BG1's "Second Time Lucky" Edges:

Short Range (don't you mean melee range?): This is tricky considering that both weapons are primarily good at thrusting... I will have to give it to the bayonet since adding it to the already long Brown Bess musket makes the bayonet have a greater reach than the rapier (there is also a reason why the rapier was out of date by Napoleon's day)

EDGE: Cornwalls

Close Range: While it may look like both are using the same weapon, note that Napoleon's flintlock pistol will be of newer and more reliable quality than that of the flintlock pistols used in the American Revolution

EDGE: Napoleon

Medium Range: This has been done to some extent in the Washington vs Napoleon match on DW (I say some extent because the real rifle tested on the show was the Pennsylvania Long Rifle and not the Brown Bess musket) and I got to say that while the Charleville musket is quick on the reload and is lighter than the Brown Bess I got to go with the Brown Bess as it possess greater accuracy and a larger round

EDGE: Cornwallis

Long: This has also been done on Washington vs Napoleon and the logic there is the same as the logic here - the 8 Pound Cannon has higher quality ammunition and crew plus it deals greater damage per shot

EDGE: Napoleon

Overall Winner: Cornwallis may have been a great general during the American War for Independence but at the end of the day, while he has defeated Indian troops later in his life, the fact that he could not stand up to or counter tactics from an organized guerilla-like army such as Washington's (with a little help from the French) means I got to give the winning mark to Napoleon Bonaparte - hey, the guy might not have won in the end of his long campaign but his advances through Europe (save for Russia) show a greater degree of tactical capability than Cornwallis

Note: My opinion might actually change as soon as other people vote so...