Jerome Bonaparte and Baron Lagren reached a compromise amid laughter, with the joint command of the Anglo-French army responsible only for relaying messages and coordinating combat.
On a strategic level, the commanders of the two armies were independent and worked side by side.
In specific tactics, the British and French armies needed to devise corresponding tactics based on the characteristics of their own forces.
Neither side had the right to interfere in the other's tactical formulation, only the right to offer suggestions to each other.
In general, the Anglo-French alliance adopted a "you fight your battles, I'll fight mine" approach. As long as there were no disagreements on the broader strategic level, tactics depended entirely on the combat effectiveness of both armies and the capabilities of their commanders.
In this regard, Jerome Bonaparte had absolute confidence in the French Army he had personally reformed.
