<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Eason</i>
<br />Now, back to Herr Ludwig and his Prussian propaganda, for it can be considered no less. The Spanish did not defeat us, they did not even have an army worthy of sharing the field with us. More irritating than Cossacks yes, but they had no honour, contenting themselves to attack our small detachments and supply lines.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Had I mentioned Spain at all no!! I did not. But of course you wasted whole Armies in that land the way you did in Russia!! [;)][:D] The Cossacks did their job and the French deserved it!! Is it any different from your cavalry doing the same??
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Eason</i>
<br />The disaster in Russia was not of Napoloen's making. It was brought about by the weather, something that nearly 200 years on we are unable to predict. Whilst opponents label him as a deserter from that army, as head of state he had little option but to return to France and begin to raise a new army for the defence of the French empire.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Of course it was. As Commander of the Armies he is in charge of overseeing the whole operation, and was overzealous and had no appreciation for the Russian sphere. Blame rests solely with him for not providing for his men. And yet he abandons them on many an occasion and flees back to let them rot. Again how does a man loose 600,000 men??
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Eason</i>
<br />And, before anyone raises the sprectre of him bleeding France dry of its youth, I believe I am correct that of the 4 major powers involved on the continent, France had the lowest loss from the wars as a percentage of its population.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
That is only because she had deep pockets to keeping throwing people at us and getting them killed. [:D][;)]
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Eason</i>
<br />Campaign of 1812 - Victor was the weather<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
That and poor planning and overzealous mania.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Eason</i>
<br />Battle of Nations - Oh dear, oh dear. I beleive that the Prussians presented fewer battalions or squadrons than even their Austrian neighbours and half the number provided by Russia. Granted, their role in this battle may have been more significant than that of Sweden or the Congreve rocket battery provided by the generosity of the English, but to claim this as a major Prussian contribution stretches reality a little too far[:p]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Downplay as you wish, they still carried the day and, Prussia was a smaller nation than the other two. But needless to say we shedded off the French rather quick and we did walk into Paris in the end did we not?? [:D] Twice I may add!!
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Eason</i>
<br />Battle of Waterloo - arrived in time to join Wellington's celebration yet claim victory for themselves.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Trivial, trivial. We crushed straight into the rear of France and destroyed a protion of your beloved Guard!! Our arrival forced your Emperor to throw your Guard, your best troops in a hurray at the enemy lines for them to die and be killed. Murder I cry, Murder!!
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark Eason</i>
<br />Remember, blue is the new black, as we say in Paris[:D]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Uh..black and blue in 1814 and '15!![:D][:D]
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