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View fullsize The Jomsvikings were a legendary group of Viking mercenaries, picked men bound by a code of honour. According to their saga, they suffered a decisive defeat at Hjörungavágr in 986 at the hands of Jarl Haakon of Lade. But it didn’t s
View fullsize Everyone’s rocking a gorgeous Romantics hairstyle, then Napoleon creates an empire and it gets all serious…⁠ ⁠ New Marshals video out Friday on Patreon. Link in profile.⁠ ⁠ #History #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV #Napoleon #NapoleonicWars #
View fullsize ‘The 1798 Egyptian Expedition Under the Command of Bonaparte’ by French painter Léon Cogniet (1794-1880). ⁠ ⁠ #NapoleonicWars #NapoleonicHistory #NapoleonBonaparte #History #MilitaryHistory #FrenchHistory #Art #ArtHistory #EpicHist
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View fullsize #OnThisDay 1917 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia announced his abdication. The country faced military crisis in WW1 and revolution in Petrograd (St. Petersburg). Nicholas was persuaded by politicians and generals that only his abdication could restore the
View fullsize Contemporary nicknames of Marshal Murat, Napoleon’s famously flamboyant cavalry commander, included ‘le roi Franconi’ - the Franconi King. This was a not very respectful reference to the Franconi Brothers’ equestrian theatre c
View fullsize Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout, ‘The Iron Marshal’. Napoleon had a patchy record of assessing character & talent, and after their first meeting in 1798, dismissed Davout as 'une foutue bête' - a 'bloody fool'. He soon changed his
View fullsize ‘The Fall of Nelson’ at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) by English painter Denis Dighton (1792-1827). ⁠ ⁠ #History #NavalHistory #BritishHistory #ArtHistory #Art #Trafalgar #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV
View fullsize #OnThisDay 1915 British and Indian forces launched one of their first major offensives of WW1 near the French village of Neuve Chapelle. The initial attack was a success, but delays allowed the German army to recover and prevent a breakthrough. Find
View fullsize Jacques Macdonald was one of three Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon in 1809. He distinguished himself by absolute loyalty to France and a willingness to speak his mind. Because of his Scottish ancestry, Napoleon used to joke that he had to