Following the Battle of Trafalgar there was no longer a direct threat to Great Britain from France. If King George had made peace then and not sent troops to Portugal, what would have been the consequences for Napoleon? Would he still have fallen from power thanks to his defeats in the east?
The conquest of Lisbon led to the flight of Don João VI which eventually led to Brazil becoming an independent country, something not really talked about outside of Portugual or Brazil. What other little talked about consequnce of Napoleon do you find interesting you wish was better known?
Napoleon lost almost everything he conquered, but the Code Napoléon outlived him by two centuries. Did he know at the time that the laws would matter more than the battles, or is that hindsight?
Following the Battle of Trafalgar there was no longer a direct threat to Great Britain from France. If King George had made peace then and not sent troops to Portugal, what would have been the consequences for Napoleon? Would he still have fallen from power thanks to his defeats in the east?
The conquest of Lisbon led to the flight of Don João VI which eventually led to Brazil becoming an independent country, something not really talked about outside of Portugual or Brazil. What other little talked about consequnce of Napoleon do you find interesting you wish was better known?
Napoleon lost almost everything he conquered, but the Code Napoléon outlived him by two centuries. Did he know at the time that the laws would matter more than the battles, or is that hindsight?
Borodino...how important was this battle in the 1812 campaign, and has a greater piece of music been inspired by it? (Tchaikovsky's Overture)