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200 years....

Postby Smoke2much » Sun Jan 11, 2004 2:49 am

I've been thinking about stuff overnight and I randomly realised that it is 200 years since 1804 and the Napoleonic Wars were getting interesting about now.

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Re: 200 years....

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:29 am

That is a period in History I've always been interested in. However I have to admit that most of what I know about the Napoleonic wars I got from watching Sharp ;)
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Re: 200 years....

Postby Hagar » Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:44 am

I never got round to studying this period. Heave a big sigh of relief as this is one thread I won't be poking my big nose into. :P ;D
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Re: 200 years....

Postby WebbPA » Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:38 am

These are the "French military victories" that Google made famous.
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Re: 200 years....

Postby Redwing » Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:18 pm

Also the era of Nelson at Trafalgar and Wellington at Waterloo.....but I'll let Woodlouse boast tell all about those glorious years! :D ;)
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Re: 200 years....

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Sun Jan 11, 2004 5:24 pm

Well, I think Trafalgar was around that time. Waterloo however was in 1817 I think. So a bit later. I can't actually say much about it as I have never read into it in any sort of detail. And History at school is trying to make you think that time began in 1900. :-[
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Re: 200 years....

Postby Stratobat » Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:53 pm

An interesting site  ;)

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/riley/787/Napoleon/

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Re: 200 years....

Postby Smoke2much » Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:19 pm

Trafalgar October 1805
Waterloo June 1815
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