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Hey everypony thank you so much guys for all the kind words on my last napjuno post YALL ARE SO COOL AND SWEET!! I bring a sweet treat doodle of some napjuno giving instructions B]

As for an update on my actual research of napoleonic history so far I’ve got “napoleon IS THAT GUY FR” but I am making an effort to read into Duke of Ellington and Lannes since I heard those guys were EPIC

Millie the Accidental Pirate 🏴‍☠️ for character design class :)

1) Napoleon was a big fan of fax machines.

2) the pyramids were older to the Ancient Romans than the Romans are to us now.

3) One of the oldest pieces of written language is a complaint about a huckster.

4) The Antikythera

Napoleon's Most Unusual Defeat: The Day He Fled from Rabbits

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Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most formidable military commanders, faced an unexpected and rather fluffy enemy in July 1807.

Following the signing of the Treaties of Tilsit, which marked a significant diplomatic success with Imperial Russia, Napoleon decided a celebratory rabbit hunt was in order.

His chief of staff, Alexandre Berthier, was put in charge of organizing the event. Berthier reportedly procured a large number of rabbits for the hunt, with some estimates suggesting several hundred, perhaps even up to three thousand.

However, the hunt took a bizarre turn. 🥕

When the cages were opened, the rabbits, instead of scattering in fear as wild game would, turned and charged directly towards Napoleon and his distinguished hunting party.

It turned out these were not wild rabbits. Berthier had sourced domesticated rabbits, likely from local farmers. These animals were accustomed to human presence and associated people with being fed.

The sight of the Emperor and his men, to this horde of bunnies, signaled an impending meal rather than danger.

The hunting party, armed with little more than riding crops and sticks, found themselves unexpectedly besieged. The sheer volume of advancing rabbits quickly overwhelmed the men.

Napoleon, the master strategist and conqueror of vast European territories, was forced into an undignified retreat. He scrambled back to his imperial carriage for safety, with some of the more audacious rabbits reportedly even managing to leap inside with him. 🐇

This rather comical "defeat" was later attributed to Berthier's unfortunate decision to use tame, food-expectant rabbits instead of their wild counterparts for the emperor's recreational hunt.

The incident remains a curious and often amusing anecdote in the otherwise imposing narrative of Napoleon Bonaparte's life and career.

i spent my morning drawing and you may ask yourself folks what exactly have I created? Well of course like any sane person I drew Napoleon bonapart his wife and the tsar