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paleotn

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19. So? Still Czar Alexander I would not bargain. He didn't have to and Napoleon gained nothing.

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 05:29 PM

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The Grande Armée ceased to exist on the way back due to the cold and those pesky Russians nipping at their heals. Turned out to be a problem when Leipzig rolled around, seeing that the heart of the French Army that seemed invincible at Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland were picked over corpses on the snow covered fields of Russia and Poland.

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What kind of idiot??? A hard-core fascist idiot, that's who! CaliforniaPeggy Sunday #1

Vi er vikingenes barn! Ocelot II Sunday #2

Please translate for thos of us not speaking Norsk! Jilly_in_VA Monday #24

"We are the children of the Vikings. We will drink aquavit from their skulls and dance on their corpses." Ocelot II Monday #25

I was thinking about that... 2naSalit Sunday #3

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EXACTLY!! bluestarone Sunday #18

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Napoleon took Moscow JoseBalow Sunday #5

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Yes, it was an epic retreat! JoseBalow Sunday #12

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Ain't it wonderful! erronis Sunday #14

So? Still Czar Alexander I would not bargain. He didn't have to and Napoleon gained nothing. paleotn Sunday #19

... SheltieLover Sunday #13

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