Quite the history nuggets in this piece. "The resulting explosion killed 1,500 people, destroying in one stroke 10 percent of the army."
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"Because the St. Lawrence River was frozen, the advance party of British officers was packed onto a mail ship in civilian clothing with unmarked baggage and sent to Boston, where they traveled by American trains to Canada to prepare to fight a war against America."pic.twitter.com/fHbCVvM2Ib
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Waitamminit Napoleon III banned the Marseillaise?!?!?
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Excellent article! I appreciate the research that must have gone into this little known history. Thanks! I enjoyed the line..."Had Napoleon devoted fewer resources to Mexico and more to upgrading his army in Europe, the whole history of France & Germany might have been different.
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