Explanation: After the French Revolution, the old monarchies of Europe were very invested in crushing the French, to ensure no ‘dangerous’ revolutionary ideas took permanent root.
France, both before Napoleon and under Napoleon, fought off the entire continent, essentially. Multiple times.
They are in front of us, behind us, and we are flanked on both sides by an enemy that outnumbers us 29:1. They can’t get away from us now!
– Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC
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Explanation: After the French Revolution, the old monarchies of Europe were very invested in crushing the French, to ensure no ‘dangerous’ revolutionary ideas took permanent root.
France, both before Napoleon and under Napoleon, fought off the entire continent, essentially. Multiple times.
La République nous appelle!
Sachons vaincre ou sachons périr!
If Napoleon was alive and the ruler during WWII, some interesting battles may have developed when the Germans invaded.
"Merde! What do you mean ma Grande Batterie was destroyed by ‘air power’? Is this one of those damned Austrian weapons again!?”
“How can air beat steel and gunpowder? This makes no sense!”
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Look, honey! The rights of life are fighting the humanvirus again.
Bro got hit with the Jujutsu Jumping.