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... English at Vimiero , and Dupont , who was obliged to surrender to a Spanish army at Baylen . The French army was no longer invincible . Napoleon was told by his brother Joseph that his policies had proved disastrous , antagonizing the ...
... English at Vimiero , and Dupont , who was obliged to surrender to a Spanish army at Baylen . The French army was no longer invincible . Napoleon was told by his brother Joseph that his policies had proved disastrous , antagonizing the ...
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... English squares . When both infantry and cavalry failed the Imperial Guard were committed , early in the evening , and when their attack was repelled the French broke and ran . It has been suggested that Napoleon's mistake was to permit ...
... English squares . When both infantry and cavalry failed the Imperial Guard were committed , early in the evening , and when their attack was repelled the French broke and ran . It has been suggested that Napoleon's mistake was to permit ...
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... English fed him arsenic . Official English policy preferred to let it be believed that he was shamming ; two naval doctors who suggested the contrary were dismissed from the service . His illness was considered to be " diplomatic ...
... English fed him arsenic . Official English policy preferred to let it be believed that he was shamming ; two naval doctors who suggested the contrary were dismissed from the service . His illness was considered to be " diplomatic ...
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