Salute!
So I have heard, that when the eagles were all gathered like swords around L'Empereur, he said unto them...
''When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle- field
they have all one rank in my eyes.''
Regards,
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| Author: | Todd Schmidgall [ Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Ode to the Fantassins, Napoleon-style |
Salute! So I have heard, that when the eagles were all gathered like swords around L'Empereur, he said unto them... ''When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle- field they have all one rank in my eyes.'' Regards, |
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| Author: | Richard Bradshaw [ Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ode to the Fantassins, Napoleon-style |
Another mis-translation I fear. Occurs often when the vanquished try to redeem themselves. I believe the quote, as scribed by one of his secretaries shortly after the war and before he was mugged and killed soliciting companionship outside of a home for wayward sailors in Marseilles, is ''When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle- field they all smell rank in my nose. Did everyone of you have to wet your pants at the sound of the first shot? How are we going to win a war if you do that all the time?'' I can see where the French would want a shorter version ... Just an FYI |
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| Author: | MCJones1810 [ Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ode to the Fantassins, Napoleon-style |
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