"[Allies 1805] bizarre, historical AND myth" Topic
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SHaT1984 | 25 Dec 2021 6:00 p.m. PST |
A bizarre historical myth about Napoleon's victory at Ulm, 1805 - - No, let's not call it the 'Battle of Ulm' either! dcjack.org/kagan%20on%20ulm.html You can't believe everything you read, nor everything you find on the Internet, even when found in responsible sources. Here's a remarkable example of a historical myth that will likely be impossible ever to stamp out.In 1805, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and a number of minor states launched the war of the "Third Coalition" against Napoleon's France. In September, an Austrian army invaded Bavaria, an ally of France, and marched without significant resistance to the German city of Ulm, on the Danube. There they stopped,… Well, perhaps. I hadn't seen any specific discussion on this so took it 'as read' as we say. The book referenced gets a going over here: TMP link 'Best book for 1805'… from 2012, but thats all. Why did I pick this up? Doing some research on the commanders under Mack, so Battle of Schöngrabern That's all folks… ~d |
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