I can only imagine what it felt like to be near that corporal, knowing what the plan was, knowing that HE KNOWS what the plan was, and he still got scared and pulled the match to early. Like you just got to stare at him like Wtf is wrong with you.
the task to blow up the bridge was delegated by berthier to a general of division, then that general delegated it to a colonel then that colonel delegated it to a corporal.
The title is not true. In fact at this moment Leipzig was trapped with 20000 French troops injured and the rest around 8000 soldiers who could fight. The injured became prisoners but could not fight anyway. A large part died the days after. The less injured have been evacuated prior during the morning. The remaining are This corporal costed 8000 soldiers. Not 30000.
I know the emperor didn't want to just surrender his territories in Germany but this is the army he should've taken back to France to defend her instead of giving battle at Leipzig
The corporals mistake was a bonus for the Russian troops, Wellington's troops to thoroughly trounced Bonaparte's buttocks. 2 exiles on Elba & St Helena…..just think of what history would have been like if he thought could have returned for a 3rd time. Wellington was not in the mood for Bonaparte's antics.
Probably a BRIT spy, it’s always been their way.
This is so painful to watch
I can only imagine what it felt like to be near that corporal, knowing what the plan was, knowing that HE KNOWS what the plan was, and he still got scared and pulled the match to early. Like you just got to stare at him like Wtf is wrong with you.
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Maybe the corporal actually an enemy spy.
Pranks during the Napoleonic Wars be like
I’m going to guess that Napoleon didn’t have any qualms being down one more man when he found out.
It's hard to find good help.
5 Russian painters appeared on the far bank to draw a picture of Napoleans triumphant retreat.
After the bridge was blown, they had to settle with drawing Napoleon having a tantrum.
No one sat next to him in the cafeteria after that…..
Imagine napoleons reaction to this
The mistake was Napoleons. The entire army had to cross that bridge. He backed himself into a corner
3,000 men and 30 generals? so each unit of 1,000 had a general?
İmagine this.I think he was executed for treason or incompetence.
"Wait, did he say before or after? Well, fortune favors the bold!"
There is always that stu pid guy
Stay away from Russia. Germans and French learned the hard way.
Guy saw the Russians on the opposite hill
Somehow missed a couple hundred of his own guys on the bridge 3 feet in front of his face.
the task to blow up the bridge was delegated by berthier to a general of division, then that general delegated it to a colonel then that colonel delegated it to a corporal.
Had they built other bridges 😅
The title is not true. In fact at this moment Leipzig was trapped with 20000 French troops injured and the rest around 8000 soldiers who could fight. The injured became prisoners but could not fight anyway. A large part died the days after. The less injured have been evacuated prior during the morning. The remaining are
This corporal costed 8000 soldiers. Not 30000.
The corporal did exactly what he was ordered to do:
When you see the enemy, you blow up the bridge.
The mistake is not the corporal's; the mistake is in the order given to him by higher ups.
“I fired at Will…”
That corporal should be impaled
I know the emperor didn't want to just surrender his territories in Germany but this is the army he should've taken back to France to defend her instead of giving battle at Leipzig
“Goddammit corporal” some Sergeant, probably.
I wanna do half the shit Brandon would do. Anyone wanna join me?
I just want to know what happened to Corporal Lafontaine when Napoleon learned he was responsible.
perhaps even cost him the war. if Napoleon had those men at Paris or at Waterloo, history would have been different
"You see what had happen was…"
😭
Never let a slovenly soldier light the fuse.
The most tragic is Poniawtoski's death, so sad, what a waste for the empire and for Napoleon…..
No Sargeants available?
The corporals mistake was a bonus for the Russian troops, Wellington's troops to thoroughly trounced Bonaparte's buttocks. 2 exiles on Elba & St Helena…..just think of what history would have been like if he thought could have returned for a 3rd time.
Wellington was not in the mood for Bonaparte's antics.
That corporal picked a whole bouquet of whupsie daisies