Macisle Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) Edited May 7, 2015 by Macisle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Too funny, Macisle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thanks to John Kettler for the following link: http://www.nam.ac.uk/waterloo200/200-object/the-devil-to-pay-or-boneys-return-from-hell-bay/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Here is a somewhat more flattering portrayal of the Tiny Emperor: http://www.nam.ac.uk/waterloo200/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/186254-devil-print.jpg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 In another thread sburke writes: "Corsican, smorsican, it was the FRENCH EMPIRE! Though one of the best meals I ever had was a Corsican restaurant in Paris. http://www.lavillaco...rive-gauche.php Not sure if it is always on the menu, but I had the Wild Boar. I'd have ordered a second entree if I had the room in my stomach." To which I reply: And what has the French Empire done for you lately? Those who have no future are destined to live in the past. Well if you'd stayed in the correct general discussion thread. What the heck are we doing over here in Normandy? That was English territory too long to be trusted. Remember Agincourt? Really believe that nonsense about longbows? No a traitor led the wondrous French cavalry into the mud. Some low born English bastard for sure. Back to the general forum, Viva La France! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Consider this thread my gift to my British Brothers. And to those who never made it off the beaches of La Normandie. Besides, with the UK leaving the EU, this will be as close to Continental Europe as The Brits will get. Hey, we'll always have Paris (Ontario), eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 As for Agincourt, you'll have to start your own thread for that. May I suggest the Fortress Italy Forum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Now, this one's beyond the pail: http://www.nam.ac.uk/waterloo200/200-object/chamber-pot-with-napoleons-head/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Napoleon was not defeated at Waterloo. He was not feeling well that day and it was Ney who was in command and lost the battle and that was only due to sheer numbers. The French Army retreated in good order and it was only political betrayal that forced Napoleon from power! The French soldier had no equal and was never truly defeated. If it wasn't for the superior coalition air power arrayed against them France never would have lost. Hahaha, too accurate! It's funny how lost causing seems to be a basic and unchanging trait of human psychology.I bet there were propagandists crying over the great lost cause and missed opportunities of Chieftain Mighty Nosebone in 5000 BC. The Waterloo griping, fingerpointing and plain fantasising started right after the battle (or perhaps even while it was still in progress), with memorable inventions like Victor Hugo's "ravine" (acrually a small roadside ditch) that caused the French cavalry attacks to fail. Then of course there is always Ney and Grouchy. On the Allied side we have the great Anglo-German glory stealing and coverup, as chronicled by Peter Hofschröer in his books. La Belle Alliance was anything but. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Now, this one's beyond the pail: http://www.nam.ac.uk/waterloo200/200-object/chamber-pot-with-napoleons-head/ I've been accused of "potty mouth" but never "potty head". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 That makes this irrefutable proof that Napoleon was the world's first "pothead". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Joch Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Waterloo was june 18 so not there yet. I love how the Napoleonic wars have morphed into a struggle of Democracy over tyranny over time, similar to the struggle against Hitler. But England was no democracy at that time. Under the electoral system, only a small number of rich landowning men had the right to vote. Under the Common Law, children as young as 12 were sentenced to death for stealing a loaf of bread. Habeas Corpus was regularly suspended. Jews had many legal restictions. One of the first acts of the Revolutionary/Napoleonic Regime was to reform French criminal and Civil Law. Jews were granted full civil rights by Napoleon in 1809. The reformed civil laws known as the Code Napoleon is still basically in effect in many jurisdictions including Québec where many of its principles are codified in our Civil Code. Vive la France! Vive l'Empereur! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwsS4v2QL-A Edited May 27, 2015 by Sgt Joch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) There is an excellent book about Waterloo, called Waterloo: New Perspectives The Great Battle Reappraised, by David Hamilton-Williams. It is a must read, because it corrects a whole series of meretricious statements made byWilliam Siborne as a result of running out of funding and having to go cap in hand to the famous British regiments to get more so he could complete the definitive history of the battle. In turn, all the deliberate inaccuracies he wrote cascaded through everything subsequently based on his book. This book goes back to the original materials and fixes Siborne's unwarranted military performance and positional improvements to the battle records of those regiments and restores many other participants, Britain's allies, to their rightful place in military history. Also, I recently learned of a history of Napoleon Bonaparte of surpassing depth and breadth. It's called Napoleon: A Life and is by Andrew Roberts. I don't have it yet (haven't so much as read Chandler, but I do speak fluent naval warfare for the period); it would appear to be a tour de force, since it draws upon 33,000 of Napoleon's surviving letters! Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller has it in the latest Bargain Books catalog. It's not cheap, even on significant discount, but it is 926 pages long! Regards, John Kettler Edited June 1, 2015 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwsS4v2QL-A At 2:22 Boney turns to his Old Guard. A rough translation from the Russian subtitles: " Learn zees now, mes amis. 'ow do you say, Run Away! " 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Napoleon was not defeated at Waterloo. He was not feeling well that day... Must have been the French cuisine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 June 18, 1815 Oh Happy Day! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedorf81 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Finally, the long-awaited release from BFC: Waterloo: The Sequel. OOOH, Napoleon.. I thought BF had brought ABBA back together.. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=abba+waterloo+eurovision+1974 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Which is why I chose the rambling title... Don't worry Seedorf, by the time 2177 rolls around ABBA will no doubt hold its own bicentennial celebrations. And we're all invited! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) The Management extends its apologies to those who thought they were in the CM:BN Forum. It appears as if the OP was away the day they studied European Geography and/or History. As a result, the battlefield at Waterloo now extends all the way to Mont St. Michel. (You can look it up). As for misplacing our enthusiasm, we assure you that it will not happen again. Edited June 19, 2015 by BLSTK 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I have been there from Wednesday to Sunday, 21st June. Great.show! Anybody cares to see hundreds of re-enactment pic's? PM your mail adress and I'll give access to my Dropbox folder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) The Economist wrote a very good piece on Waterloo by way of reviewing no less than three books on the pivotal battle which ended Napoleon's bloody career once and for all. One of the writers will be familiar to some, but here is operating in a wholly different genre than his accustomed haunts. http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21651775-appallingly-bloody-yet-decisive-battle-waterloo-june-1815-deserves Regards, John Kettler Edited July 10, 2015 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 In case anybody is interested: The official Waterloo 2015 re-enactment DVD is out. Run time 2 hours, including a DVD with the opening show "The Inferno" and a "making of". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Napoleon was not defeated at Waterloo. He was not feeling well that day and it was Ney who was in command and lost the battle and that was only due to sheer numbers. The French Army retreated in good order and it was only political betrayal that forced Napoleon from power! The French soldier had no equal and was never truly defeated. If it wasn't for the superior coalition air power arrayed against them France never would have lost.Dreadful partisanship there!Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 On 30.4.2015,, Sequoia said:Napoleon was not defeated at Waterloo. He was not feeling well that day and it was Ney who was in command and lost the battle and that was only due to sheer numbers. The French Army retreated in good order and it was only political betrayal that forced Napoleon from power! The French soldier had no equal and was never truly defeated. If it wasn't for the superior coalition air power arrayed against them France never would have lost.Ooops. strange alternate history, I guess.Anyway, if a little consolation is needed, watch this one about "Le marche de Empereur": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0w9IUPBs9Y 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing 88's Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) Waterloo in Real-Time – MHN to Stream Virtual Reenactment of Famous Battle Online:http://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/06/10/waterloo-in-real-time-mhn-to-host-virtual-reenactment-of-famous-battle-online/And...A First Look: Edited January 5, 2016 by Blazing 88's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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