What did French marshals say when napoleon died?
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Napoleon befriend the Regiment who watch over Longwood House. Napoleon have some small talks with them using Las Cases (the guy who wrote the Memorial) as a translator, I know he gets pretty well with the scottish troops to whom he flattered the ego, spoke of the Auld Alliance, Celtic History and their reputation of great warrior. Hudso... See more
Napoleon befriend the Regiment who watch over Longwood House. Napoleon have some small talks with them using Las Cases (the guy who wrote the Memorial) as a translator, I know he gets pretty well with the scottish troops to whom he flattered the ego, spoke of the Auld Alliance, Celtic History and their reputation of great warrior. Hudso... See more
Saint Helena
John Barrow’s A New and Impartial History of England,
Louis N Sarkozy • Napoleon's Library: The Emperor, His Books and Their Influence on the Napoleonic Era
The Battle of Cannae and the whole history of the Second Punic War have mesmerised generals, pundits and historians ever since. Probably no war has been refought so often in so many studies and lecture rooms or been scrutinised so intently by the military men of the modern world, from Napoleon Bonaparte to Field Marshal Montgomery and Norman Schwar
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