>The last square of the Old Guard, surrounded at Waterloo, were invited by the British to surrender rather than be annihilated, their commander, General Count Etienne Cambronne shouted back, "The Guard dies, it does not surrender!". Of course, the rest of the world thinks he replied, "Merde!" - the much more earthy French expression, "Shit!"Now it's all gay drones and camouflage
>>524192257>Still coinflippedI give up
>>524192159Turns out killing whole nobility and big part of the clergy wasn't a good idea. What's "funny" is the genius the republic produced were raised by abbés.Truly this country is a shame since 200 yo.
>>524192159>the color changed from blue to red>why am I not seeing purple anymoreI hope that helps put it into perspective.
>>524192159> Why are fantasy stories and impressions of wars so cool?
>>524192359The French Directory is my all time favorite government. A Roman larp that achieved the inevitable result of a general declaring himself first consul in mere years. A super accelerated microcosm exuding wonder.
>>524192625>larp>general declaring himself xyz Dunno seems pretty Roman to me
>>524192870I wasn’t calling Napoleon a larper, what he did was amazing. I meant in setting up that government, the Directory, after the revolution, those determining the form of it tried with great success to emulate Rome. I didn’t mean larp as an insult.
>>524192159>Barely Survive BattleWatch wild dog grasp your entrails and run across field >Kino
