This year is the 200th anniversary of the Congress of Vienna. Here is an article that may be of interest, http://historynewsne.../article/158263
1815 Congress of Vienna - Ten Things That Influence Today
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 10:06 AM
Thanks Brad. Funny coincidence, I re-watched Sharpe's Waterloo last night. It is not the best rendition of a book from the series but it has the typical Sharpe charm. One thing they and the book got right from the history was the utter incompetence of the Prince d'Orange, who in fact tried hard to have himself appointed commander over Wellington. One thing is for sure. In that case I would be typing this in French.
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 10:42 AM
They wanted to kill the spirit of the french Revolution, the republic and the right of the peoples to have them even by them even, we know the result.
" The war, it is the war of the men ; the peace, it is the war of the ideas. " - Victor Hugo
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 11:18 AM
They wanted to kill the spirit of the french Revolution, the republic and the right of the peoples to have them even by them even, we know the result.
I am not sure I follow you. Napoleon was not exactly known for extending the principles of freedom and self determination that were the positive result of the French revolution. It is ironic that Waterloo was a direct result of the Congress.
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 11:35 AM
Napoleon was the heir, more or less justifiable, experiences of the revolution. The monarchies wanted to remove the spirit of the French revolution because it represented a threat for them
" The war, it is the war of the men ; the peace, it is the war of the ideas. " - Victor Hugo
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 11:37 AM
I am not sure I follow you. Napoleon was not exactly known for extending the principles of freedom and self determination that were the positive result of the French revolution. It is ironic that Waterloo was a direct result of the Congress.
Napoleon was the heir, more or less justifiable, experiences of the revolution. The monarchies wanted to remove the spirit of the French revolution because it represented a threat for them
Napoleon was the heir, more or less justifiable, experiences of the revolution. The monarchies wanted to remove the spirit of the French revolution because it represented a threat for them
" The war, it is the war of the men ; the peace, it is the war of the ideas. " - Victor Hugo
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 11:42 AM
No doubt the monarchies at that time did have that intent but I am still not clear on what parts of the Congress facilitated that intent and how Napoleon can be viewed as a friend of the goals of the French revolution. After all, he claimed the "throne" in the most traditional way for a monarch, by conquest.
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 11:54 AM
No doubt the monarchies at that time did have that intent but I am still not clear on what parts of the Congress facilitated that intent and how Napoleon can be viewed as a friend of the goals of the French revolution. After all, he claimed the "throne" in the most traditional way for a monarch, by conquest.
Napoleon has stolen the revolution and was a dictator.
" The war, it is the war of the men ; the peace, it is the war of the ideas. " - Victor Hugo
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Posted 01 February 2015 - 12:13 PM
Napoleon has stolen the revolution and was a dictator.
There would seem to be little doubt about that. He was a master of what we call "spin" however. By interacting often and positively with his troops, he captured their near complete devotion despite the fact that his tactics largely depending on spending their lives in large quantities and if what I would term an inefficient manner. He would have likely been fragged in our century.
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