"Napoleon’s Obsession – The Invasion of England" Topic
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Tango01 | 30 Nov 2017 10:07 p.m. PST |
"By the end of the eighteenth century the threat of French invasion was away of life. Nevertheless, it was Napoleon's determination to succeed, where others had failed, that brought the terror of the Revolution from the cities and towns of France to the shores of England. The nation's response greatly affected Britain's naval strategy, resulted in a complete overhaul of the country's auxiliary forces and provoked an unprecedented building frenzy of multifarious defences and communication systems along the southern and eastern coasts of England. As it was, the defences were never tested, but the initiatives had made any planned invasión more problematic and ipso facto made Britain a safer place…" Main page link Hope you enjoy! Amicalement Armand
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MaggieC70 | 01 Dec 2017 7:44 a.m. PST |
I adore hyperbole and cliches--they make reading an otherwise dry article much more entertaining--and all superbly buttressed by a plethora of largely outdated secondary sources, to include that famous historian, Walter Scott. Yee Hah! |
Tango01 | 01 Dec 2017 11:42 a.m. PST |
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