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Man schreibt was ab in seinem Leben.
Da sieht man, dass ich auch schreiben kann!
Aber gewöhnlich schreibe ich nur ab.
Tag ein, Tag aus.
"Bonaparte schreibt eben so schlecht und unleserlich, als sein Ausdruck im Sprechen rein, gedrängt, nachdrucksvoll ist.
Da sieht man, dass ich auch schreiben kann!
Aber gewöhnlich schreibe ich nur ab.
Tag ein, Tag aus.
"Bonaparte schreibt eben so schlecht und unleserlich, als sein Ausdruck im Sprechen rein, gedrängt, nachdrucksvoll ist.
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Attack on HMS Dictator by Christian Mølsted
After the surrender and internment of the Danish battle fleet by the Royal Navy in 1807, Denmark continued the war using swarms of gunboats during calm weather, when they could outmanoeuvre their larger opponents.
#Baltic #RoyalNavy #Danishnavy
After the surrender and internment of the Danish battle fleet by the Royal Navy in 1807, Denmark continued the war using swarms of gunboats during calm weather, when they could outmanoeuvre their larger opponents.
#Baltic #RoyalNavy #Danishnavy
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Attack on HMS Dictator by Christian Mølsted
After the surrender and internment of the Danish battle fleet by the Royal Navy in 1807, Denmark continued the war using swarms of gunboats during calm weather, when they could outmanoeuvre their larger opponents.
#Baltic #RoyalNavy #Danishnavy
After the surrender and internment of the Danish battle fleet by the Royal Navy in 1807, Denmark continued the war using swarms of gunboats during calm weather, when they could outmanoeuvre their larger opponents.
#Baltic #RoyalNavy #Danishnavy
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Bernard Cornwell and Sean Bean will be appearing in a joint interview for The Napoleonic Wars Podcast.
If you’ve got a question for them, post it below and we’ll pick the best.
If you’ve got a question for them, post it below and we’ll pick the best.
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Bernard Cornwell and Sean Bean will be appearing in a joint interview for The Napoleonic Wars Podcast.
If you’ve got a question for them, post it below and we’ll pick the best.
If you’ve got a question for them, post it below and we’ll pick the best.
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Am 12. Dezember 1793 besiegt die revolutionäre französische Armee in der Schlacht bei Le Mans 15.000 Bewaffnete, die sich am konterrevolutionären Aufstand der Vendée beteiligen. Mehr über die Französische Revolution gibt’s in der 29. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory.
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Am 12. Dezember 1793 besiegt die revolutionäre französische Armee in der Schlacht bei Le Mans 15.000 Bewaffnete, die sich am konterrevolutionären Aufstand der Vendée beteiligen. Mehr über die Französische Revolution gibt’s in der 29. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory.
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New website is up and running, please give it a looksee 👀 generalsandnapoleon.com
#NEWSITE #historypodcast #website
#NEWSITE #historypodcast #website
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
New website is up and running, please give it a looksee 👀 generalsandnapoleon.com
#NEWSITE #historypodcast #website
#NEWSITE #historypodcast #website
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I’ve written this (micro-biography, my ass) & am just getting Mme Louverture off the island headed toward France. Will spend spring semester on rewrites of first 3 parts. Summer in France, followed by writing last part. I appreciate my village, who remind me that Suzanne is a story worth telling.
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I’ve written this (micro-biography, my ass) & am just getting Mme Louverture off the island headed toward France. Will spend spring semester on rewrites of first 3 parts. Summer in France, followed by writing last part. I appreciate my village, who remind me that Suzanne is a story worth telling.
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Today we share series of training & strategy material for I, Napoleon - a solitaire game from @gmtgames.bsky.social. Enjoy!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/12/07/s...
@tdraicer.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/12/07/s...
@tdraicer.bsky.social
Strategy & Training Materials for I, Napoleon from GMT Games
I am really glad to present today set of strategy & training materials for I, Napoleon, a game which I was very curious about and looking forward to! This was especially due to the fact that it…
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December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today we share series of training & strategy material for I, Napoleon - a solitaire game from @gmtgames.bsky.social. Enjoy!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/12/07/s...
@tdraicer.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/12/07/s...
@tdraicer.bsky.social
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División de Voluntarios Fieles catalanes, noviembre 1811.
Figura A. Caballería y cazadores.
Figura B fusileros.
Uniforme pardo, collarín celeste, vivos rojos y botón dorado.
Se trató de un proyecto. Al parecer no se llevó a efecto.
Figura A. Caballería y cazadores.
Figura B fusileros.
Uniforme pardo, collarín celeste, vivos rojos y botón dorado.
Se trató de un proyecto. Al parecer no se llevó a efecto.
December 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
División de Voluntarios Fieles catalanes, noviembre 1811.
Figura A. Caballería y cazadores.
Figura B fusileros.
Uniforme pardo, collarín celeste, vivos rojos y botón dorado.
Se trató de un proyecto. Al parecer no se llevó a efecto.
Figura A. Caballería y cazadores.
Figura B fusileros.
Uniforme pardo, collarín celeste, vivos rojos y botón dorado.
Se trató de un proyecto. Al parecer no se llevó a efecto.
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👋CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
"We have too many sources but don't have the hands to cover!"
🎺WELTSEELE - A NAPOLEONIC WARS PROJECT (1804-15)
We are focusing on history on the UNIT LEVEL as opposed to current mainstream literature on campaigns and personalities. weltseele.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
"We have too many sources but don't have the hands to cover!"
🎺WELTSEELE - A NAPOLEONIC WARS PROJECT (1804-15)
We are focusing on history on the UNIT LEVEL as opposed to current mainstream literature on campaigns and personalities. weltseele.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
👋CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
"We have too many sources but don't have the hands to cover!"
🎺WELTSEELE - A NAPOLEONIC WARS PROJECT (1804-15)
We are focusing on history on the UNIT LEVEL as opposed to current mainstream literature on campaigns and personalities. weltseele.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
"We have too many sources but don't have the hands to cover!"
🎺WELTSEELE - A NAPOLEONIC WARS PROJECT (1804-15)
We are focusing on history on the UNIT LEVEL as opposed to current mainstream literature on campaigns and personalities. weltseele.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Enjoy reading in November!
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for this month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
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#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for this month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
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#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Enjoy reading in November!
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for this month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
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#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for this month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
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#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
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Look forward to December!
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Look forward to December!
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
Here is a list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc
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🚨New episode🚨- the Battle of Bailen, the French defeat that shook Europe! Special guest Josh Provan Adventures In Historyland discusses how Spanish General Castaños forced over 17,000 French soldiers to lay down their arms. open.spotify.com/episode/1BEr...
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚨New episode🚨- the Battle of Bailen, the French defeat that shook Europe! Special guest Josh Provan Adventures In Historyland discusses how Spanish General Castaños forced over 17,000 French soldiers to lay down their arms. open.spotify.com/episode/1BEr...
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«Die Natur hat jedem Menschen ein gleiches Recht auf den Genuss aller Güter gegeben».
Am 23. Nov. 1760 wird Gracchus Babeuf geboren, Gründer der «Verschwörung der Gleichen». In der 29. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory sprechen wir über Babeuf: «Die Französische Revolution».
Am 23. Nov. 1760 wird Gracchus Babeuf geboren, Gründer der «Verschwörung der Gleichen». In der 29. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory sprechen wir über Babeuf: «Die Französische Revolution».
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
«Die Natur hat jedem Menschen ein gleiches Recht auf den Genuss aller Güter gegeben».
Am 23. Nov. 1760 wird Gracchus Babeuf geboren, Gründer der «Verschwörung der Gleichen». In der 29. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory sprechen wir über Babeuf: «Die Französische Revolution».
Am 23. Nov. 1760 wird Gracchus Babeuf geboren, Gründer der «Verschwörung der Gleichen». In der 29. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory sprechen wir über Babeuf: «Die Französische Revolution».
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Esta tarde he podido participar en la presentación de "Una guerra imposible", un juego de tablero histórico de la I Guerra Carlista creado por David Gómez Belloso.
Spoiler: me ha pasado como al general liberal Jerónimo Valdés en 1835 = he perdido 🤣.
Spoiler: me ha pasado como al general liberal Jerónimo Valdés en 1835 = he perdido 🤣.
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Esta tarde he podido participar en la presentación de "Una guerra imposible", un juego de tablero histórico de la I Guerra Carlista creado por David Gómez Belloso.
Spoiler: me ha pasado como al general liberal Jerónimo Valdés en 1835 = he perdido 🤣.
Spoiler: me ha pasado como al general liberal Jerónimo Valdés en 1835 = he perdido 🤣.
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🚨 New episode🚨- General Sebastiani has arrived on the battlefield! ⚔️ Special guest and author Jonathan North joins the show to discuss the long career of this general, diplomat, and politician. open.spotify.com/episode/3xyP...
#napoleon #napoleonicwars #Sebastiani #france
#napoleon #napoleonicwars #Sebastiani #france
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🚨 New episode🚨- General Sebastiani has arrived on the battlefield! ⚔️ Special guest and author Jonathan North joins the show to discuss the long career of this general, diplomat, and politician. open.spotify.com/episode/3xyP...
#napoleon #napoleonicwars #Sebastiani #france
#napoleon #napoleonicwars #Sebastiani #france
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Am 18. November 1803 gewinnen die aufständischen Sklaven von Saint Domingue die letzte Schlacht der Haitianischen Revolution gegen Napoleons Armee. Mehr zum Thema gibt’s in der 13. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory: «Geschichte der Sklaverei».
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Am 18. November 1803 gewinnen die aufständischen Sklaven von Saint Domingue die letzte Schlacht der Haitianischen Revolution gegen Napoleons Armee. Mehr zum Thema gibt’s in der 13. Folge des Podcasts #RosaluxHistory: «Geschichte der Sklaverei».
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Alexander von Humboldt, godfather van een holistisch natuurbeeld, was ook mijnbouw-ingenieur en onderzoeker in dienst van verschillende imperia. Zijn onderzoek kwam tot stand dankzij broodheren opzoek naar minerale rijkdom. doi.org/10.1086/697061 11/12
Mining as the Working World of Alexander von Humboldt’s Plant Geography and Vertical Cartography | Isis: Vol 109, No 1
Abstract By resituating Alexander von Humboldt in the “working world” of mining, this essay offers a case study of the way in which industry has shaped practice and theory in the history of science. W...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Alexander von Humboldt, godfather van een holistisch natuurbeeld, was ook mijnbouw-ingenieur en onderzoeker in dienst van verschillende imperia. Zijn onderzoek kwam tot stand dankzij broodheren opzoek naar minerale rijkdom. doi.org/10.1086/697061 11/12
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“Earth history” is geen gangbare term buiten de geologie, maar er is steeds meer onderzoek naar de verweven geschiedenis van geo-kennis, extractie en kosmologie. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan de arbeiders die in de steengroeves van de Sint-Pietersberg mosasaurus-fossielen vonden. Een kleine inleiding. 1/12
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Earth history” is geen gangbare term buiten de geologie, maar er is steeds meer onderzoek naar de verweven geschiedenis van geo-kennis, extractie en kosmologie. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan de arbeiders die in de steengroeves van de Sint-Pietersberg mosasaurus-fossielen vonden. Een kleine inleiding. 1/12
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Pretty blown away by this #review from Templer Award winner Kevin Linch,who put me on his list for the Society of Army Historical Research Annual Book list. #History #books #Blackhistory
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Pretty blown away by this #review from Templer Award winner Kevin Linch,who put me on his list for the Society of Army Historical Research Annual Book list. #History #books #Blackhistory
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Edmund Burke’s reflections on the French Revolution remain as biting as ever—tragic, comic, and deeply unsettling. This new piece explores how Burke wrestled with the collapse of kingship and the rise of revolutionary chaos.
👉 Read Part II here: ageofrevolutions.com/2025/11/17/t...
👉 Read Part II here: ageofrevolutions.com/2025/11/17/t...
“The Tomb of the Murdered Monarchy”: Burke’s Tragicomic Reflections on the French Revolution, Part 2″
By Jack Zapotochny Click here to read part 1. Part 2: The Reflections and Restoration Tragedy Edmund Burke represented the French Revolution as an affront to tradition and historical progress, pers…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Edmund Burke’s reflections on the French Revolution remain as biting as ever—tragic, comic, and deeply unsettling. This new piece explores how Burke wrestled with the collapse of kingship and the rise of revolutionary chaos.
👉 Read Part II here: ageofrevolutions.com/2025/11/17/t...
👉 Read Part II here: ageofrevolutions.com/2025/11/17/t...
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Another "must listen" episode! Agree w Davout as number 2. Significant differences at tactical, operational & strategic levels, but this episode discusses this really well.
My honourable mention is Danish Prince Christian August of Augustenburg defeating the Swedish Army in 1808-09.
My honourable mention is Danish Prince Christian August of Augustenburg defeating the Swedish Army in 1808-09.
🚨New episode🚨- PART II of the Top 15 Generals of the Napoleonic Era featuring special guests Michael Hamel, Jonas de Neef, Rachael Stark, Nick Kramer, and Graeme Callister. Learn about the brilliant and daring commanders who shaped world history. open.spotify.com/episode/0tqt...
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Another "must listen" episode! Agree w Davout as number 2. Significant differences at tactical, operational & strategic levels, but this episode discusses this really well.
My honourable mention is Danish Prince Christian August of Augustenburg defeating the Swedish Army in 1808-09.
My honourable mention is Danish Prince Christian August of Augustenburg defeating the Swedish Army in 1808-09.
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#OTD 1792: the #Mainz Nationaltheater performed for the final time. Founded in 1788, it quickly became one of the leading German #opera and #theatre companies and performed at the imperial coronations of 1790 and 1792. Its fate changed when the French Army captured the city in Oct 1792...1/7
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Francisco Espoz y Mina war ein bekannter Guerrillakämpfer im Krieg gegen Napoleon. Nach dem Krieg hoffte er auf eine Beförderung für seine Verdienste. Doch König Fernando VII verweigerte ihm dies. 1814 revoltierte Espoz y Mina. Mehr dazu in der aktuellen Podcastfolge von re:spaña!
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Francisco Espoz y Mina war ein bekannter Guerrillakämpfer im Krieg gegen Napoleon. Nach dem Krieg hoffte er auf eine Beförderung für seine Verdienste. Doch König Fernando VII verweigerte ihm dies. 1814 revoltierte Espoz y Mina. Mehr dazu in der aktuellen Podcastfolge von re:spaña!
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This may be of interest to Napoleonic people. Our next online talk on 18 November at 7pm UK time. Register your interest by email to: i_j_brewer@msn.com
Maj-Gen (Retd) Rui Moura will tell us about the services of Thomas William Stubbs.
Have a look at our other planned talks.
Maj-Gen (Retd) Rui Moura will tell us about the services of Thomas William Stubbs.
Have a look at our other planned talks.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This may be of interest to Napoleonic people. Our next online talk on 18 November at 7pm UK time. Register your interest by email to: i_j_brewer@msn.com
Maj-Gen (Retd) Rui Moura will tell us about the services of Thomas William Stubbs.
Have a look at our other planned talks.
Maj-Gen (Retd) Rui Moura will tell us about the services of Thomas William Stubbs.
Have a look at our other planned talks.
Der anmuthige Lage und gesunden Luft wegen wird Utrecht von vielen Personen zum Wohnort gewählt, die durch den Handel ihr Glück gemacht haben und Willens sind, ihr unruhiges Geschäftsleben gegen die sanften Freuden der Ruhe zu vertauschen. Hierzu lässt sich kein besserer Ort denken als Utrecht.
Utrecht
[1] Utrecht, liegt am alten Rhein, 3 Meilen von Arnheim, ist groß, wohl gebaut und volkreich. 1634 wurde eine Universität daselbst errichtet, und 1636 eingeweiht. Sie heißt die Provincialakademie von ...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Der anmuthige Lage und gesunden Luft wegen wird Utrecht von vielen Personen zum Wohnort gewählt, die durch den Handel ihr Glück gemacht haben und Willens sind, ihr unruhiges Geschäftsleben gegen die sanften Freuden der Ruhe zu vertauschen. Hierzu lässt sich kein besserer Ort denken als Utrecht.
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Napoleon Bonaparte en Marie Louise bezochten onze stad in 1811, kort na de inlijving. Het stadsbestuur haalde alles uit de kast om de keizer stijlvol te ontvangen. Deze bordkartonnen triomfpoort stond bij de Neude aan het begin van de Voorstraat. Met het opschrift 'Napoleoni Magno'
#ronddeneude
#ronddeneude
September 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Napoleon Bonaparte en Marie Louise bezochten onze stad in 1811, kort na de inlijving. Het stadsbestuur haalde alles uit de kast om de keizer stijlvol te ontvangen. Deze bordkartonnen triomfpoort stond bij de Neude aan het begin van de Voorstraat. Met het opschrift 'Napoleoni Magno'
#ronddeneude
#ronddeneude