Does This Look Familiar?

Does This Look Familiar?

This box was used by Napoleon to maintain the orbat information on the Austrian armies in Germany and Italy in 1805. It blew me away when I saw it ...

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RULES OF RESEARCH

RULES OF RESEARCH

In November 1967 I was in 10th grade. My world was small, just the neighborhood where I lived, the shopping center nearby, and my school across th...

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Napoleonic Tour - Waterloo

Napoleonic Tour - Waterloo

Napoleonic Tour, 2012 - Waterloo Itinerary THE TRAIL OF THE EAGLE Napoleon departed Paris to join the army at 3:30 AM on June 12, 1815. After the b...

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Haslach: Dupont’s Baggage

Haslach: Dupont’s Baggage

Tim Carne, Vince Hughes, and Kevin Zucker It is rarely intended that any troops should have to enter the fight without supply. If so, it is usually...

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214 Years Ago Today

214 Years Ago Today

Image: Reconstruction of the battle of Ostroleka 1807.   Eylau Campaign, 214 Years Ago TodayNapoleon Pulls Back 16 February, Monday—OstrolenkaIn...

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1806 The Autumn of No Return

1806 The Autumn of No Return

Four marches out of Warsaw, Napoleon and the Guard spent Christmas night at Lopaczin, a wretched collection of wooden hovels. The Emperor had fai...

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