The freedom-loving coalition of the most inspired, creative nations of Europe was defeated at Waterloo by an imperialistic concert of colonial powers. :cry:
Edit: well, yesterday :P
Dollar?
Yeah, nothing imperialist about the Napoleonic empire.
Like the U.S., they just wanted everyone to be free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4)
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 19, 2015, 03:00:45 AM
Yeah, nothing imperialist about the Napoleonic empire.
It was all defensive :angry:
Quote from: Martinus on June 19, 2015, 02:04:11 AM
The freedom-loving coalition of the most inspired, creative nations of Europe was defeated at Waterloo by an imperialistic concert of colonial powers. :cry:
Edit: well, yesterday :P
Europe united against Florence?
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 19, 2015, 07:36:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4)
Hehe, my British boss went to Belgium today to celebrate the anniversary.
When he said he was going to a "Waterloo anniversary", a (male) trainee asked "Oh, like ABBA?".
:frusty:
Quote from: Razgovory on June 19, 2015, 08:51:53 AM
Europe united against Florence?
But enough about the 1490s.
Quote from: Razgovory on June 19, 2015, 08:51:53 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 19, 2015, 02:04:11 AM
The freedom-loving coalition of the most inspired, creative nations of Europe was defeated at Waterloo by an imperialistic concert of colonial powers. :cry:
Edit: well, yesterday :P
Europe united against Florence?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU :hmm:
Napoleon = Hitler with less lederhosen.
But he sold us Louisiana. :ph34r:
Think of it as: Lebensraum spelled in that weird language they call "French".
Quote from: Norgy on June 19, 2015, 02:53:07 PM
Napoleon = Hitler with less lederhosen.
Bullshit. Napoleon actually took Moscow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh7jrNj6Rk0
Quote from: Valmy on June 19, 2015, 03:03:39 PM
Quote from: Norgy on June 19, 2015, 02:53:07 PM
Napoleon = Hitler with less lederhosen.
Bullshit. Napoleon actually took Moscow.
But he failed to hold it.
Quote from: Valmy on June 19, 2015, 03:03:39 PM
Quote from: Norgy on June 19, 2015, 02:53:07 PM
Napoleon = Hitler with less lederhosen.
Bullshit. Napoleon actually took Moscow.
Which wasn't the capital.
Quote from: The Brain on June 19, 2015, 03:45:49 PM
Which wasn't the capital.
I would call it a draw if Hitler had taken Leningrad -_-
If he had taken Leningrad, when did he invent the time machine?
About the same time he liberated Europe from the yoke of not being French.
Quote from: Norgy on June 19, 2015, 04:37:16 PM
About the same time he liberated Europe from the yoke of not being French.
:weep: Now you are just being cruel
Quote from: Norgy on June 19, 2015, 02:56:57 PM
Think of it as: Lebensraum spelled in that weird language they call "French".
L'espace vital...
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:o Europe was really scraping the barrel after 20 years of war.
I thought the exact same thing :P
Quote from: viper37 on June 20, 2015, 10:01:10 AM
I thought the exact same thing :P
Same, while thinking the exact opposite about the condition of the uniforms. :P
Soldiers dressed much snazzier back then.
Quote from: Razgovory on June 20, 2015, 10:30:55 AM
Soldiers dressed much snazzier back then.
I suspect their uniforms were more tattered, less clean, and less pressed at the actual battle.
Quote from: Syt on June 20, 2015, 07:58:00 AM
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Nice to see the entire Bundeswehr showed up to play the Prussians.
Half of them could not go as they work part time and had to pick up their children from kindergarten.
Quote from: The Brain on June 20, 2015, 09:45:00 AM
:o Europe was really scraping the barrel after 20 years of war.
The young guy standing in the second picture from the top is kinda cute.
Quote from: Martinus on June 20, 2015, 11:33:18 AM
Quote from: The Brain on June 20, 2015, 09:45:00 AM
:o Europe was really scraping the barrel after 20 years of war.
The young guy standing in the second picture from the top is kinda cute.
If it was GoT, he'd croak soon.
Quote from: Valmy on June 20, 2015, 11:12:44 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 20, 2015, 07:58:00 AM
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Nice to see the entire Bundeswehr showed up to play the Prussians.
I think some of those Landswehr actually fought at Waterloo.
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Does anyone know if this what a column actually looked like? I always imagined it more squatty.
Delightful pics Syts on ass.
Couple of decent lawn mowers could have turned the tide of the battle.
The tragedy of the Old Guard: A lack of combine harvesters.
Quote from: alfred russel on June 20, 2015, 10:43:12 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on June 20, 2015, 10:30:55 AM
Soldiers dressed much snazzier back then.
I suspect their uniforms were more tattered, less clean, and less pressed at the actual battle.
At Waterloo, the uniforms would have been quite new (though perhaps covered with mud from a night sleeping rough in a rainstorm ;) ).
Fun fact: many British officers went straight into battle from attending a fancy-dress ball! Some still wore their dancing shoes. :lol: