"Plot to kill Napoleon linked to British cabinet minister" Topic
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| Tango01 | 03 Dec 2014 4:02 p.m. PST |
"When an officer at the battle of Waterloo told the Duke of Wellington that Napoleon was in their gun sights, the field marshal replied that it was "not the business of commanders to be firing upon one another". What seemed dishonourable for a battlefield soldier was not for politicians, for it seems that the British government was behind an assassination attempt on Napoleon in 1804, according to historian Andrew Roberts. He has unearthed archival material that he believes directly implicates cabinet minister Lord Castlereagh in the unsuccessful 1804 Cadoudal French royalist plot to assassinate Napoleon. Roberts said: "Although historians have wondered whether or not the British were behind it, at the time the British government denied any connection and has done ever since. I have discovered the smoking-gun connection."…" Full article here.
link Amicalement
Armand |
| wrgmr1 | 03 Dec 2014 11:47 p.m. PST |
Interesting find Armand. While political intrigue is not new, Castlereagh seems to have tried to change the course of history. Most governments would not like to be seen in this light, which is why it has supposedly been suppressed. |
| Tango01 | 04 Dec 2014 12:41 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend.
Agree with you!. Amicalement
Armand |
| 138SquadronRAF | 05 Dec 2014 9:02 p.m. PST |
I met Murder on the way -
He had a mask like Castlereagh -
Very smooth he looked, yet grim;
Seven blood-hounds followed him: All were fat; and well they might
Be in admirable plight,
For one by one, and two by two,
He tossed the human hearts to chew
Which from his wide cloak he drew. |
| tuscaloosa | 07 Dec 2014 11:55 a.m. PST |
The problem with political assassination is that you never know if you'll get worse as a replacement. Nice selection, 138Sq. |
| Tyler326 | 08 Dec 2014 10:54 a.m. PST |
US assassinated Admiral Yamamoto in WW2. Don't see what te difference is killing a general on the battle field or anywhere else. It is WAR! |
| spontoon | 11 Dec 2014 9:46 p.m. PST |
Napoleon was too useful to the British to kill him. Better to keep him tucked away on an island where he could be used to threaten the Bourbons. If there is a question as to who assassinated napoleon in the end, my vote goes to the Bourbons! |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
