"Defeated and Inglorious? Why is Napoleon not treated" Topic
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Tango01 | 09 Dec 2019 9:28 p.m. PST |
…. WITH MORE RESPECT IN FRANCE? "Under a clear blue sky, the Emperor Napoleon, wearing his trademark black felt bicorne hat, green tunic, white breeches and riding boots, emerges at the top of a stone staircase and, with a steady gaze and a salute, acknowledges the thousands assembled in the cobbled courtyard below. Behind him are his generals, clad in gaudy uniforms and plumed hats, with swords strapped to their waists. Stood at attention or on horseback in the courtyard are several hundred Imperial Guardsmen in their bearskin shakos, many sporting a gold earring, a sign of their elite status. The veterans of the Old Guard were Napoleon's favourite troops. He nicknamed them "Les Grognards"– the grumblers – because they were bold enough to complain in front of him. Beyond them, crowding the square and the neighbouring streets, stand around 40,000 ordinary French citizens…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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La Belle Ruffian | 10 Dec 2019 3:52 a.m. PST |
Because the French have a blatantly pro-British agenda, obviously… More seriously, because, as with all of us, Napoleon was flawed and perspectives are subjective. |
ConnaughtRanger | 10 Dec 2019 4:50 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 10 Dec 2019 11:37 a.m. PST |
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Au pas de Charge | 10 Dec 2019 4:14 p.m. PST |
*Minipigs feels his kicking leg getting dangly* |
SHaT1984 | 10 Dec 2019 5:25 p.m. PST |
Some joke- Brits calling out other nations failings and making it 'newsy'! Some snotnosed amateur reporter with nothing better to report from their own circus du jour I'd say. In France, just like other places, there are Bonapatistes, Royalists, Republicans, and many who just dont bother with it. "Life" has a long memory. When I visited I lunched with friends and ones mother, elderly obviously, said her grandmother hated the Germans for what they 'caused' to happen to their docile country. She wasn't referring to either World Wars, her grandmothers recollection was about the 'Comune de Paris' of 1870! Of those French whom I met and conversed, most were either amused or amazed that some twit from a English colony would go to France to study the Empire period. Only ardent republicans were repulsed. :-0 d |
Redcurrant | 10 Dec 2019 5:32 p.m. PST |
Too many adverts so I gave up. |
dibble | 10 Dec 2019 6:03 p.m. PST |
The Independent. They are a lefty-liberal news outlet and hate the prospect of Britain leaving the EU. So one should read into that article all the bu118h1t that will fit |
42flanker | 11 Dec 2019 3:44 a.m. PST |
'Calling out,'- Really? A bit radical for the Indy. However,the article appears in fact to have orginated with Newsweek- As it is, the piece seems clear enough to me as to the ranges of opinion and degree of interest. But, really, there are much more serious objections: "Stood at attention or on horseback in the courtyard are the several hundred Imperial Guardsmen in their bearskin shakos.." Where do I start…? |
La Belle Ruffian | 11 Dec 2019 3:59 a.m. PST |
SHaT1984, I agree with 42Flanker. The article (5 years old, for the abdication's bicenntenial), is asking the question rather than issuing a directive and gathering a range of responses. |
Tango01 | 11 Dec 2019 11:52 a.m. PST |
I lived in France…mostly of the french didn't take sides about Napoleon… they don't care… Now… those who like/love history are mostly Napoleonic fans… Amicalement Armand
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