Brandon Fisichella
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The Devastation of the Napoleonic Wars, According to a British Officer
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19:24Now PlayingNo matter when, why, or how wars are fought, they are always destructive. That is their nature- an intrinsic part of such organized killing. Yet sometimes it can be difficult to imagine the implications of this rule in historical warfare. When we think of conflict in the 18th Century, we imagine quite readily the glory and heroism of garishly uniformed soldiers charging across open fields. Yet the ransacked homes, burnt and trampled crops, and destitute refugees they leave behind are often further from our thoughts. In this video I read an account of the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars in Southern France, as written by a British officer who was there.
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