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| Tango01 | 12 Nov 2018 12:58 p.m. PST |
….the period of French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars (1789-1815) "THE ENORMOUS political breakthrough, which affected the European civilisation at the turn of the nineteenth century, brought about by the epoch of Enlightenment, and associated with the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars, constituted an important divide in history of both South Africa and Poland. It resulted, in particular, in the downfall of the Dutch rule in South Africa and in the end to the Polish Noblemen's Commonwealth in Europe. In the face of external threats the majority of Poles and the inhabitants of the Cape chose to side with Napoleonic France. The defeat of Napoleon meant being left at the mercy of foreign forces. In the case of South Africa this meant Great Britain, whereas in the case of Poland – Russia, Austria and Prussia…."
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