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Post by Stammerhead on Jan 15, 2021 13:47:01 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 22, 2021 19:45:44 GMT
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Post by hi224 on Jan 24, 2021 21:03:57 GMT
Interesting stuff.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Jan 29, 2021 18:16:25 GMT
It's true that Napoleon wasn't exactly a crack shot with a musket or pistol...
Totally different story with artillery, though.
In 1814, as France was being invaded by massive Coalition armies, the Emperor was witnessed on several occasions personally taking command of individual cannon crews and correcting/directing their fire, to excellent effect.
(Some historians surmise that Napoleon had a death-wish at the time, hoping to be "gloriously" killed in battle as his empire collapsed. At the Battle of Arcis, he deliberately rode his horse over a sputtering howitzer shell, which exploded... The unfortunate horse was blown to pieces, but Napoleon himself was unscathed apart from some minor bruises. He was covered in horse guts, however...)
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Post by hi224 on Jan 31, 2021 22:04:59 GMT
It's true that Napoleon wasn't exactly a crack shot with a musket or pistol... Totally different story with artillery, though. In 1814, as France was being invaded by massive Coalition armies, the Emperor was witnessed on several occasions personally taking command of individual cannon crews and correcting/directing their fire, to excellent effect. (Some historians surmise that Napoleon had a death-wish at the time, hoping to be "gloriously" killed in battle as his empire collapsed. At the Battle of Arcis, he deliberately rode his horse over a sputtering howitzer shell, which exploded... The unfortunate horse was blown to pieces, but Napoleon himself was unscathed apart from some minor bruises. He was covered in horse guts, however...) cool.
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