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almaviva90) wrote2009-06-18 11:44 pm
almaviva90) wrote2009-06-18 11:44 pm
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Today's 18th June...(yep, this is going to be yet another random historical event-related post and yes, it's nearly the end of the 18th now)
It's the 194th anniversary of the famous Battle of Waterloo fought on the plains of Waterloo in Belgium between the Duke of Wellington, Prussia's Prince Blucher and Napoleon on 18th June 1815. Basically, this WAS the battle which decided the fate of Europe for the coming 100 years until 1914 and the advent of World War I.
*clears throat* Well, anyways...enough about that. Let's carry on, shall we? XD
It's the 194th anniversary of the famous Battle of Waterloo fought on the plains of Waterloo in Belgium between the Duke of Wellington, Prussia's Prince Blucher and Napoleon on 18th June 1815. Basically, this WAS the battle which decided the fate of Europe for the coming 100 years until 1914 and the advent of World War I.
*clears throat* Well, anyways...enough about that. Let's carry on, shall we? XD
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Makes me wonder just how many people know this day as well.
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Probably not many...I think I might be sadly correct in putting forward the idea that the majority of people's knowledge of 'Waterloo' extends only to ABBA's song of the same name!
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The Duke of Wellington = Anglo-Dutch Army (basically British but I think half or over half of it was comprised of Germans (from Hanover mostly) and the Dutch since there simply wasn't time to prepare an army in the 'hundred days campaign' leading to Waterloo. Basically, the Napoleonic Wars ended in 1814, the year before so many British soldiers had been demobilised from the army. Napoleon escaped from the island of Elba (where he was supposed to be in exile) and quickly regained his former title of Emperor plus amassing a huge army.
Napoleon = obviously French Army ('La Grande Armee')
and Prince Blucher = the Prussian Army ('Landwehr')
Don't ask me how I know the specific name for the Prussian Army, lol. I've just been reading a book about the Battle of Waterloo and just learnt that. XD
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i'm only caring about the countries, so it doesn't matter much :P *has taken hetalia one step too far*
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Dutch = Netherlands
Danish = Denmark
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the fact that it's not systematic is already pissing my scientific soul, but i can't say much since we have our anonmalies as well :Pno subject
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