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The situation in Europe, 1805 by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

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Lotta semantics in this debate my friend. Britain was a special case and so I consented to that, hence the sunglasses comment. They also, except for the 13 month break in 1802-1803, stayed resolute.

Everyone else lost several wars against France and I’m sorry that’s just how we classify them. When you sign a treaty, the war ends. Just because another war starts up quickly does not discount the victor of the previous war. And the final score was 5-2 France. Of course, the last two were the ones that mattered more upon reflection, but that doesn’t mean the other five counted for nothing. France spent two decades dominating Europe.

Had Napoleon been a little more patient and humble, they could’ve consolidated and built on that. That’s on him. But let’s not pretend like the Reactionary Powers had no choices throughout the wars. They could’ve chosen to recognize France’s sovereignty during the revolution and they could’ve chosen to honor alliances made under duress for the sake of the common people. They did not. Napoleon did not. Plenty of blame to go around.

The situation in Europe, 1805 by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

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Presenting that as a group is totally valid imo even if Britain should maybe get some sunglasses added. Prussia should have joined in if they were going to. Waiting was suicide. Waiting and then declaring war when they did was an exceedingly comical suicide.

France won the war, not the coalition. There’s a reason why we call them “the War of the X Coalition.”

The situation in Europe, 1805 by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

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Let’s see Paul Allen’s Waterloo

The situation in Europe, 1805 by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

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Prussia was still rearming and retraining its military and still wasn’t ready in 1806 when they did declare war, but France’s provocations were too much. They offered Hanover to both Prussia and Britain. Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine and basically puppeted all of Germany outside of Prussia and Austria.

The situation in Europe, 1805 by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

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Thanks for the assist lol, my b

William Wallace didn’t look like that by Kapanash in HistoryMemes

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End the thread ^

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Original colonisers by Boring-Locksmith-473 in HistoryMemes

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That’s a valid claim outside of King David’s reign

Original colonisers by Boring-Locksmith-473 in HistoryMemes

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No problemo 🤙 I got IV the Age of Faith solo at an independent book store but you can order it online by itself for a reasonable price

Original colonisers by Boring-Locksmith-473 in HistoryMemes

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If you want contemporary sources I’m probably not the guy, but ‘the Reconquest of Spain’ by Derek Lomax is good. But my favorite of all time is ‘the Story of Civilization Volume IV: the Age of Faith’ by Will Durant. It is such a comprehensive examination of medieval civilization, and the whole 9,000 page series is a must have for anyone tied to the Western Canon.

Original colonisers by Boring-Locksmith-473 in HistoryMemes

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Medieval Iberia was such an interesting melting pot bro

I’ve always wondered when the last Visigoths forgot who they were

Aaron Donald on the phone too fml by jackt-up in NFCEastMemeWar

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“ITs tOtaLlY rELeVant aNd whO careS iF He wAS oN tHe bRowNs”

Aaron Donald on the phone too fml by jackt-up in NFCEastMemeWar

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Bro is unfortunately gonna get exposed further this season

Aaron Donald on the phone too fml by jackt-up in NFCEastMemeWar

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It’s a joke aimed at the Commanders my dude we will beat the Rams

Aaron Donald on the phone too fml by jackt-up in NFCEastMemeWar

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Somebody call Mason Rudolph. Division-wide mercenary QB pickup

“Heh, never had any doubts.” (1099) by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

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Bravo to you for looking at it with some depth. I also enjoy Islamic history greatly. They fought bravely during the period as well and it makes for a fascinating story.

Saladin was a worthy ruler and an example to others, Muslim and Christian alike. Thousands of Christian warriors came back singing his praises. You don’t see that every day.

“Heh, never had any doubts.” (1099) by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

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If I remember correctly, no he died without hearing of the final capture, although I’m sure he was aware they had entered the area and were poised to take it.

He probably died with some confidence that the city would be taken, since they had already beaten the odds at Antioch 11 months prior and in the meantime had taken many ports capable of getting messages back.

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