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Napoleon's Bicycle.
Cycling the Napoleonic campaigns in Europe and beyond.
220 years ago on this day in 1805, the Treaty of Pressburg was signed. After their defeat at Austerlitz, the Austrians were forced to give territory to the French.
The signing took place in the Primatial Palace in Bratislava.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Cork city library on Grand Parade are hosting a Jane Austen season with a talk about period costumes and tea etiquette. Happy 250th!
www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/events/th...
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
On this day in 1815, the Battle of Waterloo took place outside Brussels in Belgium.
June 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Anyone lose a bike this morning?
Abandoned bike. @corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Visited Whiddy Island near Bantry, West Cork yesterday. Three redoubts were built there in the early 1800's by the British to protect against a French invasion.
February 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM