tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6580316011999026620..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: The Emperor Invades EnglandDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-80289108448225430452012-12-06T04:55:33.155-08:002012-12-06T04:55:33.155-08:00Wow, that's an amazing peek into Napoleon'...Wow, that's an amazing peek into Napoleon's life. I've never read or heard anything about this interlude before. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-36046462574062302812012-12-05T15:00:41.283-08:002012-12-05T15:00:41.283-08:00Point taken.
Perhaps Napoleon was to the French R...Point taken. <br />Perhaps Napoleon was to the French Revolution what Stalin was to the Russian RevolutionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-33470475754272245962012-12-05T12:52:21.841-08:002012-12-05T12:52:21.841-08:00Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but Bonapar...Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but Bonaparte left a legacy of war crimes and atrocities across Europe and in Egypt which can easily hold their own against those of the great war criminals of the 20th century, as French historian Claude Ribbe details.<br /><br />See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1038453/The-French-Fuhrer-Genocidal-Napoleon-barbaric-Hitler-historian-claims.html <br /><br />Though, Napoleon's destruction and abandonment of the Grande Armee of half a million men in Russia 200 years ago today alone qualifies him as one of the most destructive military leaders ever to be given charge of an army. <br /><br />However, that's only the tip of the iceberg and it's only French propaganda of the period that says otherwise. And if you think you can trust the French accounts of the period, try this one on for size: When they finally admitted to the Battle of Trafalgar in April 1806, they announced it as a French victory over the British... M.M. Bennettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055653337660429885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-55303647318238464932012-12-05T11:58:33.159-08:002012-12-05T11:58:33.159-08:00Isnt that the ship that was nicknamed Billy Ruffia...Isnt that the ship that was nicknamed Billy Ruffian - or something similar?<br />Excellent post, really enjoyed it.<br />Grace xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-33343143464797641312012-12-05T11:44:14.010-08:002012-12-05T11:44:14.010-08:00I agree that Napoleon didn't act any worse tha...I agree that Napoleon didn't act any worse than the British, Russians, and so forth. But history is written (or rewritten) by the victors.Diane Scott Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724042672923318289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-34063224651264369862012-12-05T11:28:32.738-08:002012-12-05T11:28:32.738-08:00I am always intrigued by stories with alternative ...I am always intrigued by stories with alternative time lines so I'll have to check yours out.<br /><br />I was aware of the parade like atmosphere in Plymouth, but I didn't realize people were hurt in the melee.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-58968224608014564512012-12-05T06:18:30.061-08:002012-12-05T06:18:30.061-08:00A war criminal? I shall have to discover if his be...A war criminal? I shall have to discover if his behaviour was much different from the standards of his day. I always understood the hatred of Napoleon came from the top because they had most to fear from a revolution in England.<br /><br />Anyway, I am intrigued by what path history might have taken had Napoleon made it to the USA and not merely settled in comfortable retirement. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-47363411444832231642012-12-05T02:21:56.110-08:002012-12-05T02:21:56.110-08:00Following his catastrophic losses at Waterloo and ...Following his catastrophic losses at Waterloo and the French rage over said losses, the plan was for Napoleon to escape in a barrel, which was to be smuggled out to a ship bound for the fledgling US--which still, at this date, harboured sympathies for this French war criminal. <br /><br />However, Napoleon declined the offer and his elder brother, the former King of Spain, aka Pepe Butaro or Joe the Fat, took up the offer--though one understands the barrel was a bit of a tight fit for him. (He settled in Maryland as it happened--living off his pillaged wealth...)<br /><br />But war criminals is what these two were. <br /><br />Upon Napoleon's escape from Elba in the spring of 1814, the dignitaries and heads of state still gathered at the Congress of Vienna issued this statement: "The Powers declare that Napoleon Bonaparte has placed himself outside all human relations and that, as the enemy and disturber of the peace of the world, he has delivered himself up to public justice." They equally declared that Bonaparte had forfeited "his sole lawful right to exist." <br /><br />These statements, made 200 years ago, were the equivalent to the United Nations declaring Joseph Kony or Pol Pot to be an international war criminal.<br /><br />Just prior to his abdication in early April 1814, Napoleon had written privately to Viscount Castlereagh, the British Foreign Secretary, suggesting that he'd like to come and live in England and be a farmer there and wouldn't that be a fine plan. (The letter still exists in the F.O. records.) Castlereagh did not dignify it with an response. Although, subsequently, on St. Helena, Napoleon said that it had been Castlereagh who had initially suggested this charming plan in a letter to him--this, however, was just another of his myriad fabrications.M.M. Bennettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055653337660429885noreply@blogger.com