If Napoleon never succeeded
HOUSE_OF_HORSEKONNEN 124 days ago
also i got lost reading a comment section where some mexican guy said he has red hair from the french that came to mexico, some guy told him to shut up, another said it was the san patricios because french were too gross to f*ck, and then someone said theres a bunch of white people in mexico who make good cheese.
i learned a lot r
HOUSE_OF_HORSEKONNEN 124 days ago
Imagine being France; at the turn of 1800 it looks like you're going to rule the entire world... you have the most brilliant general, you can freely sell large tracts of land to stage your war...
then you go to Russia in the winter.......
HOUSE_OF_HORSEKONNEN 124 days ago
Ethan Allen, not the furniture, there was a real man who led an Independent Vermont (it was a country for 14 years with coins and a postal service amongst other things) and Benedict Arnold, French guys hating English, and the dumbest US invasion plan ever... until Vietnam.
Dude thought he could lay siege to and capture Montreal with 1,700 soldiers lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS2tJBi13bI
timelordtwo 124 days ago
also one of the most insane retreats from russia also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNReCCShKJQ