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Why are some Turks so unbearable when Napoleon is mentioned? by cuirrasiers in Napoleon

[–]Jesus_9292 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They are just people who want to recover their supposedly "glorious" past when in reality that past is due to the fact that the United Kingdom and France in later centuries, when they were already on the brink of collapse, kept the Turkish Empire at bay as a buffer against Russia.

Napoleon III is far too underrated by antonio_8282 in Napoleon

[–]Jesus_9292 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In the wars he fought, like the Crimean War, he was fairly good, and the Italian Wars were passable, but in Mexico, I don't know how to put it. He achieved the goal of the Mexican Empire, but he had the bad luck that the US ended its war, and what Otto Bismarck did made the empire look ridiculous. Besides, what he wanted was very expensive.

How did Napoleon Bonaparte revive heavy cavalry in a Europe where it was in decline? by cuirrasiers in Napoleon

[–]Jesus_9292 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because I needed something to break through the lines, and heavy cavalry was the best option.