Napoleon abdicated today, the 11th April, 1814. He had been ruler of 70 million people, 30 million of them French, the rest Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, some Italian and German. He had also ruled parts of Poland and Yugoslavia. Then he attacked Russia. After the disaster that was Russia he was outnumbered two to one by a coalition of Austrian, Prussian, Russians and Swedes at the battle of Leipzig, losing this battle. This too had come after the loss of Spain to Wellington(June 1813).
On the 31st March 1814 the Allies entered Paris. His Generals persuaded him to abdicate in favour of his 3 year old son. His 10 year Empire had come to a close.
He tried to poison himself on the 12th, but ended up vomiting and not dying. On the 29th he was on his way to exile on Elba.
He would return.
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Correct if im wrong, did Russia own Alaska in the 19 century??? Imagine if they still did….
I would enlist to kill SO many Russians lol…
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Correct if im wrong, did Russia own Alaska in the 19 century??? Imagine if they still did….
Wonder how the Cold War would have been?
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Correct if im wrong, did Russia own Alaska in the 19 century
Yes. As I recall, Russia then sold Alaska to the U.S. – an interesting case of Russian capitalism (though admittedly in the pre-Soviet period).
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Nothing like a heavily indebted nation having to sell territory to pay the bills. Say….how much for Florida?
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$13
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Less now that they are forcing all the out of country tourists to get an international license. So much for US independence!
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/02/14/canadians-need-international-driving-permit-in-florida
Canada really needs to get an 11th province in the tropics where our snow birds can keep their money patriated!
http://www.journalinteret.com/politique/turks-and-caicos-the-eleventh-province/
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probably December 1942, Stalingrad… what!?!?!? :-o
that’s the last place I’d want to be… or is it? :wink:
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You don`t mind the cold KARL7 do ya??
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probably December 1942, Stalingrad… what!?!?!?  :-o
that’s the last place I’d want to be… or is it? :wink:
As a Russian or German?
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