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To: decimon

Typhus? Yeah, right. Two of Russia’s generals were most responsible for Napoleon’s defeat. Do you know their names?


4 posted on 05/31/2009 1:06:45 PM PDT by Krankor
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To: Krankor

Kutozov and Bagration


6 posted on 05/31/2009 1:09:09 PM PDT by OldCorps
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To: Krankor

I believe they are “January” and “February” though I do not know their official ranks.


7 posted on 05/31/2009 1:10:01 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: Krankor; taxcontrol

The “Generals January and February” saying is a crock. Napoleon invaded Russia in June 1812, and what was left of his army left Russia in December 1812. A quick review of the calendar reveals that no months named January or February appeared between those dates.


17 posted on 05/31/2009 1:29:28 PM PDT by Cheburashka (Democratic Underground: you now know where all those who took the brown acid at Woodstock wound up.)
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To: Krankor

General Mud and Marshal Snow. The same two defeated Hitler as well.


32 posted on 05/31/2009 2:42:25 PM PDT by Argus (We've gone downtown to Clown Town, and that's where we'll be living from now on..)
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