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8/2/2025, 12:08:36 AM
the napoleonic era is easily the most underrated point of military history in terms of aesthetics
not just militarily but in general too
>the largest armies at the beginning of the period were barely 70,000 men but near the end, in less than ten years, they were ten times that size
>the largest cavalry charge was at eylau with 10,000 cavalry troops; one of the largest cavalry charges in history
>the grande armee which entered russia was the largest army in the history of europe up until that point with over 600,000 troops
>but by the time the grande armee had exited russia, the number was in the low tens of thousands and to cover their final retreat across the bridge of a town, a marshal of the empire - the highest possible military distinction that could be achieved and the modern equivalent would be something like a five star general - grabbed a handful of muskets and defended the bridge ON HIS OWN against hundreds of russian troops charging at him (!)
there's so much more stuff like that which i can't even fit into a single post
this entire period of history is just gold covered in gems and dipped in liquid gold
not just militarily but in general too
>the largest armies at the beginning of the period were barely 70,000 men but near the end, in less than ten years, they were ten times that size
>the largest cavalry charge was at eylau with 10,000 cavalry troops; one of the largest cavalry charges in history
>the grande armee which entered russia was the largest army in the history of europe up until that point with over 600,000 troops
>but by the time the grande armee had exited russia, the number was in the low tens of thousands and to cover their final retreat across the bridge of a town, a marshal of the empire - the highest possible military distinction that could be achieved and the modern equivalent would be something like a five star general - grabbed a handful of muskets and defended the bridge ON HIS OWN against hundreds of russian troops charging at him (!)
there's so much more stuff like that which i can't even fit into a single post
this entire period of history is just gold covered in gems and dipped in liquid gold
8/2/2025, 12:08:36 AM
the napoleonic era is easily the most underrated point of military history in terms of aesthetics
not just militarily but in general too
>the largest armies at the beginning of the period were barely 70,000 men but near the end, in less than ten years, they were ten times that size
>the largest cavalry charge was at eylau with 10,000 cavalry troops; one of the largest cavalry charges in history
>the grande armee which entered russia was the largest army in the history of europe up until that point with over 600,000 troops
>but by the time the grande armee had exited russia, the number was in the low tens of thousands and to cover their final retreat across the bridge of a town, a marshal of the empire - the highest possible military distinction that could be achieved and the modern equivalent would be something like a five star general - grabbed a handful of muskets and defended the bridge ON HIS OWN against hundreds of russian troops charging at him (!)
there's so much more stuff like that which i can't even fit into a single post
this entire period of history is just gold covered in gems and dipped in liquid gold
not just militarily but in general too
>the largest armies at the beginning of the period were barely 70,000 men but near the end, in less than ten years, they were ten times that size
>the largest cavalry charge was at eylau with 10,000 cavalry troops; one of the largest cavalry charges in history
>the grande armee which entered russia was the largest army in the history of europe up until that point with over 600,000 troops
>but by the time the grande armee had exited russia, the number was in the low tens of thousands and to cover their final retreat across the bridge of a town, a marshal of the empire - the highest possible military distinction that could be achieved and the modern equivalent would be something like a five star general - grabbed a handful of muskets and defended the bridge ON HIS OWN against hundreds of russian troops charging at him (!)
there's so much more stuff like that which i can't even fit into a single post
this entire period of history is just gold covered in gems and dipped in liquid gold
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