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Dispatch 20 (Patreon)

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2024-02-20 03:40:27
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Here is the twentieth patrons-only Dispatch. Topics include: firsthand accounts of Junot's invasion of Portugal, battlefield command and control, and Napoleonic veterans in America.


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

Comments

Gabe P

Amazing

Mark Lynch

One should mention that General Jean Humbert commanded both the French invasion of Ireland in 1798 and the American flank guard at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.

Jack Lawless

I love when you narrate Marbot’s memoirs. He’s often surprisingly relatable.

Jo A Gardner

Have you heard of Frenchville in central Pennsylvania. 200 families were sent they presumably to provide a haven for the Bonaparte family(just a rumor?). They arrived in the early 19th century and did not interact with any outsiders. They continued to speak 19th century French until the 1960’s . My good friend’s mother was born into this community which is how I found out about it.

Smooth Shrek

Hey Everett love the pod, I have a question that might be dull but it's inspired by the one about battlefield communication. How did diplomatic communication work at this time before telegraphs? How did Britain declare war on France and did they observe any diplomatic rules around it (i.e. did they wait to ensure the message was received before attacking or was it considered fair game as soon as the message was stamped and en route?). In strategy games the aspect of communicating with your opponents is usually all real time and very easy to do rapidly, but that can't have been the case in a time when the fastest a message could travel was the top speed of a horse or a boat. Thanks! P.S. If you don't want to attribute this question to my very silly Patreon name you can go with my name, Wes.

Michael Bernabo

As a fan of the Sharpe books, one thing that appears every so often is the French Column, and how the British could beat it, particularly at Waterloo. I just watched the Napoleon movie, and did not see a French column in that battle. My question is: was the French column really as ubiquitous as Cornwell writes?