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There were slightly more Germans than British in the “British” army, besides Dutch, Belgians and others.
“It has been a damned nice thing — the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life.”
My favorite palindrome is:
"Able was I ere I saw Elba."
My least favorite is "Soros."
Blucher won Waterloo. Flame away.
Want more Napoleonic wars? Then I suggest the movies
WAR AND PEACE (1966) The eight hour WIDE SCREEN Russian version by Sergei Bondarchuck. Get the RUSSIAN CINEMA COUNCIL release, not the cut down for tv KULTUR release.
The 1956 version with Henry Fonda is like a Cliff’s Notes.
And WATERLOO produced by Dino de Laurintiis (1970) staring Christopher Plumber and Rod Steiger. Battle scenes directed by Sergie Bondarchuck. WIDE SCREEN again.
I watched WATERLOO again a few days ago. WOW!
In WAR AND PEACE, you have Napoleon riding his horse between thousands of dead while the battle still rages way in the background.
In WATERLOO you have a similar scene with WELLINGTON doing the same. The difference is Wellington wishes he never has to fight such a battle again.
Both are POWERFUL SCENES. NO CGIs at all, those are real soldiers (15000)in the film.
To see what you are missing in the movie WATERLOO, Google WATERLOO 1970 and hit images.
