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Dispatch 21 (Patreon)

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Here is the twenty-first patrons-only Dispatch. Topics include: the strange adventures of General Jean Humbert and Napoleon's taste in music.

Don't forget to leave any questions for the next dispatch below. And once again: thank you for your support!

Comments

Terrence Williams

Hi, my question was: what was Napoleon’s opinion on race? Having served with black officers like Alexandre-Dumas, did he have a nuanced opinion?

Kirk R Johnson

Question: How were such catastrophic defeats received in Austria/Prussia/Russia? Was there censorship? How were they presented to the civilian population, the army?

That's Good Broth

This is a rather banal question, but in one of these you mentioned you were as tall as one of the french revolutionary officers, who was reknowned as a big guy. As a big boy myself, I gotta ask, how tall are you?

Gabe P

The notification of a new Age of Napoleon dispatch is always a highlight of my month. Merci beaucoup Monsieur Rummage 🇫🇷

Plainwrap

I finally got around to watching Ridley Scott's 'The Duellists' and as expected I loved it. I wonder how well-documented were the historic duels fought by the real-life figures the film was based on, generals Dupont de l'Étang and Fournier-Sarlovèze. According to Wikipedia the two men fought each other dozens of times and I find it hard to believe they never killed each other. Were these actual violent duels or were they some kind of sport? And since we're talking of sport, did anyone keep score? Do we know what wounds they received? Who has the better 'winning record'?

Samuel Manka

Could you speak towards the Lack of international goods in France and what aspects of society it impacted. Did it also affect Austria?

mothbag

is there any aspect of napoleonic history or society which you feel like youve never fully got? not necessarily for lack of sources but something youve never read a convincing explanation for

Nolan Conley

Great episode. I'm glad you mentioned Massena's Zurich operation because it seems to be rather forgotten in Napoleonic history and demonstrated Massena's brilliance when in total charge of field armies. Would love to hear you dive into this campaign in greater detail at some point.

Connor Martin

Great episode. Can you look into Napoleon's relationship with Nader Shah? He was the military leader/emperor of Iran who has a very Napoleon-esque story. If you want you could also look at the Enlightenment's view of Nader Shah as well.

Clint Miller

So we’re getting to the section where Joseph becomes King of Spain. I’m curious about Napoleons plans for the Spanish empire. Obviously after Haiti he gave up on a lot of his plans for a French American empire, and of course there was no chance of getting to the Spanish American colonies while war continued with Britain, but did Napoleon want to take over the Spanish overseas colonies? Did he think this was feasible or was he planning to let them become client states?

Philip Hughes

Best Dispatch yet man. It kicked so hard. Thanks!!

Mark Brien

Another great dispatch! Can you talk about the set up and paperwork that was required for a French Battalion to operate. I am looking for examples of rosters, manifests and other documents that were common for a Battalion or Regimental commander to be responsible to fill in. Yes I know this is a pretty deep Rabbit Hole.

Adam H

Loved the song at the end, and the anecdote about Napoleon's inability to sing was great. I've got a silly, but possibly fun question: What's your hottest take on the Napoleonic Wars? Something that would get you kicked out of a cocktail party with all the great historians of this era.

thurgave

Ludwig van Beethoven's admiration (and later deep hatred) for Napoleon was well-documented, but is there any record that Napoleon was aware of van Beethoven, or what he thought of him?

John

Maybe a dumb request but could you make the show notes a little more extensive? In particular, as a non-French speaker it would be quite useful to have the names of figures discussed written out as sometimes it's very difficult to know how to spell them otherwise (Cambacérès was particular tricky).

Rachel O

I'd half expected you to volunteer this topic, but could you talk a little bit about the rest of Manuel Godoy's life after his forced departure from Spanish politics? I'd be curious to hear what ultimately became of the Sausage Maker

ageofnapoleon
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I'm planning on giving him a little epilogue next episode (although I may move it to the next Dispatch, because this is shaping up to be a long one)

Jeff Gillooly

It’s hard to see the latest turmoil in Haiti, and not reflect back upon Napoleon’s overthrow of Toussiant. Their turmoil continues. Do you believe if Napoleon had proceeded differently, Haiti would be in a different place now?

Gabo Goff

Hi. Big fan. First time patreon. I’m going to France (Paris, Provence and Alsace) for my honeymoon and was wondering if any off beaten path places i should see

Jeff King

Do we have any of the marching songs of napoleans army?

John Houser

I just listened to Dispatch 20, and noted the question about memoirs of German soldiers who had served under Napoleon. I have a rather fantastic one regarding my 5th great grandfather, though you will certainly be a bit skeptical about it as I am when you see the details. The story is John George Neireiter (Neureuder in some German records, 1788-1860) was born in Hesse, Germany, and conscripted to the French army around 1806. He then marched to Spain to fight in the Peninsular War. According to the story, on the return from Spain, "George Neireiter was one of the forty men chosen as Napoleon’s private bodyguards, called a nine pick staffsman. [Ed. note: I cannot find this term anywhere else. A bad translation of 9e Regiment de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers, which included German soldiers, is best I can do] They were chosen on account of their stature and health; all being over six feet tall and weight of at least 200 pounds. They made a handsome company on their black horses, tall staffs, gold braid showing their rank, and the banners flying in the air." John George continued to serve under Napoleon until Waterloo. After this, "as a former member of Napoleon’s elite bodyguard unit, he now became a bodyguard for Field Marshal Blucher and helped to escort Napoleon on board the ship bound for his exile on the island of St. Helena. He said Napoleon’s face looked like stone." As you can see, all these stories of John George being right up next to the action seem a bit too good to be true, but I have not found a way yet to separate the truth from the fiction. John George married and moved to the US in 1832, eventually settling south of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in a German farming community called Hessen Cassel, which is still there today. I'm happy to share more details if any interest, as there are many more stories that were transcribed by a grandchild and great grandchild of John George.

ageofnapoleon
>>134228064

Interesting. It's amazing to me how many listeners have these personal connections to the Napoleonic Wars, but it's quite rare to encounter someone with such a close connection to the Emperor himself! Believe me, I know how hard it can be to separate truth from fiction in these memoirs. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Ted Farrington

I was re-listening to the episodes on Nelson and I was wondering if you had heard of the Horatio Hornblower series of books by C.S. Forester and/or the TV series starring Ioan Gruffudd. I have not read the books, but I grew up watching the show on A&E as a kid with my mom. I consider the Hornblower series to be a companion story to Sharpe. If you have seen the show or read the books, what is your take on this series and it's depiction of the Napoleonic Wars on the high seas? Thank you!

JC

I’m currently driving through Northern France with my sister and we’re driving on the A4 highway (for those who may be familiar). I was not really paying a ton of attention to where we were, exactly. As we’re listening to a podcast about D-Day, I looked off to the right and noticed atop a hill there was a monument. I looked it up on Google Maps and sure enough, on the other side of the hill was the small town of Valmy. And the monument was commemorating the 1792 Battle of Valmy. It made me think immediately of the early episodes of this show going over the War of the First Coalition. Anyways, just thought it was super cool and worth sharing. A reminder that when one is in Europe, you are never far from history and such things. Thank you for the phenomenal show!