A French hussar reflects on his non-combat role at Waterloo and the Empire's defeat.
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A French hussar reflects on his non-combat role at Waterloo and the Empire's defeat.
Of all the great battles in which I had the honour of drawing my sword for the Emperor and for France there was not one which was lost. At Waterloo, although, in a sense, I was present, I was unable to fight, and the enemy was victorious. It is not for me to say that there is a connection between these two things. You know me too well, my friends, to imagine that I would make such a claim. But it gives matter for thought, and some have drawn flattering conclusions from it. After all, it was only...
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Mentions battles and sword combat in Napoleonic Wars
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References French Empire and Napoleon's defeat
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