Tag: Napoleonic Wars
Bringing Out the Dead – Who Cleared the Corpses from Napoleonic Battlefields?
“After they had been stripped, the bodies were either burned, buried, or left in the open to decompose, a process aided by vultures, wolves and other scavengers.” By Shannon Selin SOMEWHERE IN THE range of 3.5…
Napoleon’s Middle-East Quagmire — Amazing Facts About the Disastrous Egypt Campaign
“Instead of seeing Napoleon’s army as liberators, the Egyptians revolted and the French found themselves cut off and engaged in a vicious insurgency far from home.” By David Smethhurst NAPOLEON BONAPARTE’S Egypt campaign began in…
Hearts of Oak, Tunics of Red – 10 Amazing Facts About the Royal Marines of the Napoleonic Wars
“Their gallant conduct is merely alluded to rather than discussed in detail by both naval historians and maritime novelists. The Royal Navy furnishes the stars and The Royal Marines supply the extras.” By John Danielski …
