Napoleon (Part 1) - Birth of an Emperor (1768 - 1804)
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Date: 2022-09-10
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Peter
How is this for a mind-blowing thing. Apparently, after military school Napoleon dearly wanted to join the navy. He applied to be a sailor on the expeditionary ships being commanded by La Perouse which were ultimately headed for New Holland (now known as Australia, with an aim to claim lands for France during the voyage (I have heavily summarised here. However, Napoleon's grades in military school were very poor (second last in his class, so he was rejected by La Perouse.
So in 1785, La Perouse heads off on a massive voyage around the Americas, Asia and Pacific Islands, and in January 1788 he eventually arrives on the east coast of what is now known as Australia. More specifically, he anchors off Dharawal country, now known as Botany Bay. However, the English fleet under Captain Arthur Phillip had arrived there just days before, and upon seeing La Perouse in the distance Phillip hastily took a ship a bit further north into Gadigal country, entered what is now known as Port Jackson, landed on Gadigal land now known as Sydney, and claimed the east cost of Australia for the British (called it New South Wales. Who knows what were the thoughts of the Eora people, who had lived on that country for thousands of years, as they watched these strangely dressed people with white skin raising fabric on sticks and proclaiming something or other in some strange language.
Having been beaten by a matter of days by the English, and after hanging out with the British at Botany Bay for 6 weeks, La Perouse and his mob headed off. However, as it happens, they were never seen again.
So, if Napoleon had been accepted into the La Perouse crew, he would have not been in France from 1785, he would have died on that voyage, and none of this amazing, incredible, massive, brutal and deathly Europe-defining world-shaping stuff would have happened. Talk about 'sliding doors'!
Today there is a Sydney suburb called La Perouse to acknowledge his arrival. And had La Perouse arrived a couple of days earlier, Australians would now be speaking French! History, no?
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How is this for a mind-blowing thing. Apparently, after military school Napoleon dearly wanted to join the navy. He applied to be a sailor on the expeditionary ships being commanded by La Perouse which were ultimately headed for New Holland (now known as Australia, with an aim to claim lands for France during the voyage (I have heavily summarised here. However, Napoleon's grades in military school were very poor (second last in his class, so he was rejected by La Perouse.
So in 1785, La Perouse heads off on a massive voyage around the Americas, Asia and Pacific Islands, and in January 1788 he eventually arrives on the east coast of what is now known as Australia. More specifically, he anchors off Dharawal country, now known as Botany Bay. However, the English fleet under Captain Arthur Phillip had arrived there just days before, and upon seeing La Perouse in the distance Phillip hastily took a ship a bit further north into Gadigal country, entered what is now known as Port Jackson, landed on Gadigal land now known as Sydney, and claimed the east cost of Australia for the British (called it New South Wales. Who knows what were the thoughts of the Eora people, who had lived on that country for thousands of years, as they watched these strangely dressed people with white skin raising fabric on sticks and proclaiming something or other in some strange language.
Having been beaten by a matter of days by the English, and after hanging out with the British at Botany Bay for 6 weeks, La Perouse and his mob headed off. However, as it happens, they were never seen again.
So, if Napoleon had been accepted into the La Perouse crew, he would have not been in France from 1785, he would have died on that voyage, and none of this amazing, incredible, massive, brutal and deathly Europe-defining world-shaping stuff would have happened. Talk about 'sliding doors'!
Today there is a Sydney suburb called La Perouse to acknowledge his arrival. And had La Perouse arrived a couple of days earlier, Australians would now be speaking French! History, no?
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Nex
hello if anybody sees this can u pls answer these question if u know it so
1 in the napoleonic wars did ppl fight with guns or sword if guns what kind of guns
and 2 was viena a country or something
btw sry if i have typos im typing on pc and there is no autocorrection
ohh and 1 more thing what if in the napoleonic wars germany was germany and not the holy roman empire could they have been stronger and actualy do something or would they just watch from the sides and not be as powerfull
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hello if anybody sees this can u pls answer these question if u know it so
1 in the napoleonic wars did ppl fight with guns or sword if guns what kind of guns
and 2 was viena a country or something
btw sry if i have typos im typing on pc and there is no autocorrection
ohh and 1 more thing what if in the napoleonic wars germany was germany and not the holy roman empire could they have been stronger and actualy do something or would they just watch from the sides and not be as powerfull
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FreedomWarrior
I think France should renamed itself and call it Revolution (in french. Is there any other country which had so many revolutions over its existence? I hate french language but I certainly love their desire of freedom.
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I think France should renamed itself and call it Revolution (in french. Is there any other country which had so many revolutions over its existence? I hate french language but I certainly love their desire of freedom.
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Cloudy
Bruh, these beats and the knowledge you supply are a sincere gift for real. Thank you. Ive been watching many of your videos the last week and I have nothing but respect for you. TYVM good sir.
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Bruh, these beats and the knowledge you supply are a sincere gift for real. Thank you. Ive been watching many of your videos the last week and I have nothing but respect for you. TYVM good sir.
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DiamondDemon
The US actually got the money to buy loisiana from the british, and since napoleon used the money to invade britian, britian essentially funded an invasion of themselves
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The US actually got the money to buy loisiana from the british, and since napoleon used the money to invade britian, britian essentially funded an invasion of themselves
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criztu
Josephine is the widow of a guillotined viscount
imagine the eagerness with which she worked his artillery, no wonder he fell madly in love
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Josephine is the widow of a guillotined viscount
imagine the eagerness with which she worked his artillery, no wonder he fell madly in love
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Palestine
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Leonel
LLSIF of Paris
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LLSIF of Paris
D4DJ of Madrid
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gamer
Napoleon was defeated by Turks at first time in Cairo. Not by Memluks. Memluks were also Turks by the way. Respect, please!
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Napoleon was defeated by Turks at first time in Cairo. Not by Memluks. Memluks were also Turks by the way. Respect, please!
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XD
Common between napoleon war and world war 2 is
1. both can't invade uk
2. both attacked USSR to end their empire
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Common between napoleon war and world war 2 is
1. both can't invade uk
2. both attacked USSR to end their empire
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Beatbot
Someone: hey whats the diffrence between this and this?
Geo History Oversimpliflied
Me: they're the same
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Someone: hey whats the diffrence between this and this?
Geo History Oversimpliflied
Me: they're the same
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YuRi
10: 17 Napoleon is crowned in Notre Dame. What happened to Notre Dame? GIVE ME 1 MILLION LIKES LOVE MY COMMENT
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10: 17 Napoleon is crowned in Notre Dame. What happened to Notre Dame? GIVE ME 1 MILLION LIKES LOVE MY COMMENT
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