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Dispatch 23 (Patreon)

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2024-05-21 03:27:26
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Here is the twenty-third patrons-only Dispatch. Topics include: political patronage in the revolutionary French army, Andorra during the Peninsular War, and Napoleon's schoolyard bullies.

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

Comments

Tom Dolan

Question: which armies had the best firearms for accuracy and range? And did it matter much considering that type of warfare (firing en masse) Thanks

Samuel Batty

what lovely music to close the episode with. thanks mate from australia

Marcus Roth

Question! What about Luxembourg? Same question as this dispatch but for Luxembourg

Gabe MacKinney

Question: How did french protestants and other religious minorities in France engage with the revolution--were they subject to similar seizures of property and repressions as the Catholic church? How were they treated under Napoleon's empire?

Alasdair Forrest

Question: I was curious about sports in Napoleonic times. Was Napoleon a fan of sports, be that horse racing boxing etc or any other organised sporting activity? I read about a precursor to the Olympics that the revolutionary government held, was there a general interest in sports in Napoleonic/revolutionary society?

Britt Cleaver

Loved this episode, thanks for answering my question! :)

Eddie

Question: You mentioned in the last episode that there was a French fleet docked in a Spanish port, still there from the trafalgar campaign. What was happening on the high seas during this period? Was the french navy jusy hunkering down or were they still trying to openly challenge English supremacy? If so, ij what ways? Was napoleon investing in the navy or was he more focused on supremacy over land across europe? Cheers

Michael

Question: How was Corsica treated under the empire? Did Napoleon give them a special status or where they treated like any other province? Also what did the corsicans think of Napoleon’s rise, especially influential people like Paoli.

Roman

Did Morrocco or other North African states such try to take advantage of the war in Spain? What were their relationship with the European powers?

John

First, thanks for this, it's an absolute tour de force from front to back. I'm curious about the activities of the royalist emigres and the French court in exile. How were they faring and what was their reaction to Napoleons successes, especially after his coronation. It's difficult to say just how impressive the podcast is. You should publish the transcript - it would easily be the most succinct and accessible Napoleonic history I've encountered.b

Irina Yeltsova

Question: Paris (and other cities) had all these great beautiful churches and cathedrals, as well as more modest ones. Could anyone regardless of class attend services at Notre Dame? Or was it officially or unofficially restricted to the elite, and the urban masses attended less spectacular masses?

Kassandra Guadalupano

Hi, thanks a Lot for the amazing work. You mentioned that there was open indoctrination to the soldiers. You have for sure mentioned some ways of this before in the regular chapters but I'd love to know more about this practice and how this worked under the empire.

stephen lance hadley

Thank you Sir. What a treat it is for us to have your podcast.

Interedasting

Question: how did Napoleon approach the matter of his personal security when appearing in public (most recently when riding into town for the Congress of Erfurt--on foreign soil)? Did anyone (crazed or otherwise) ever make an attempt on his life with small arms? Seems like that would have been an easier way to do him in than with infernal machines, but I don't think we've heard of any such attempts in the narrative.

Danny Blinderman

Can you elaborate on why Talleyrand thought that a strong, viable Austria was essential for keeping order in southeast Europe? Was he mostly thinking about the Ottoman Empire? Or, did he foresee that without the central authority of the Hapsburgs their empire might splinter into warring groups? To what extent did Talleyrand "predict" the crises in the Balkans in the early and late 20th century?

thurgave

Apologies if this was discussed in older episodes, but what language did Napoleon prefer to speak in private, as an adult? I know he adopted something of a French identity once they were exiled from Corsica, but I've seen notes stating his French was accented, and that he had trouble spelling sometimes. Did anyone ever note that he preferred to use Corsican/Italian in more informal situations?

Nathaniel Webb

Having just listened to the latest episode, I’d love to hear your personal opinion of Talleyrand. Was he really doing what he thought best for France, scheme after scheme? Or did “what’s best for France” really just mean “what’s best for Talleyrand?”