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To: dfwgator

A century before, yes. If you visit the Arc d’Triomphe in Paris, inside it are stone plaques for each of Napoleon’s victories. Almost all of them are German, Austrian, or Czech placenames.


46 posted on 09/01/2024 9:59:36 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Campion

It wasn’t a century, it started in 1871 when Germany reunited.


48 posted on 09/01/2024 10:01:22 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Campion

> A century before, yes. If you visit the Arc d’Triomphe in Paris, inside it are stone plaques for each of Napoleon’s victories. <

It’s a bit of a side point, but I was always perplexed by Napoleon-worship. He scattered French bones from Spain to Egypt to Moscow.

It would be one thing if he ended his career as a successful general, like George Washington. But Napoleon ended his career as a miserable failure at Waterloo.


65 posted on 09/01/2024 10:16:33 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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