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How Moriori Peacekeepers Survived a Forgotten Māori Invasion For decades, the Moriori have been considered extinct. When two Māori tribes invaded their homeland,...
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For decades, the Moriori have been considered extinct. When two Māori tribes invaded their homeland, the Chatham Islands, in 1835, the Moriori refused to fight back. They remained faithful to the Law of Nunuku, the central tenet of Moriori life, which prohibited warfare and...
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New capitalism III: Capital Why is capital so concentrated and why so few have it?
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The Inca Empire’s Four Quarters Explained (Government & Challenges) The Inca Empire was the largest of the pre-Columbian civilizations. At its peak, the empire spanned...
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The Inca Empire was the largest of the pre-Columbian civilizations. At its peak, the empire spanned from the highest peaks of the Andes mountains to the inhospitable Atacama desert. At its peak between 1438 and 1533, the Inca Empire, known in the Quechua language as Tawantinsuyu,...
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Inside the Forgotten Cave World of Old Khndzoresk Embark on a hike through the historic village of Old Khndzoresk in Armenia, perched on the steep...
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Embark on a hike through the historic village of Old Khndzoresk in Armenia, perched on the steep slopes of a breathtaking gorge. This remarkable site, fully inhabited during the 17th and 18th centuries with a population of over 8,000, offers a unique exploration of both natural...
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The Story of the Carthaginian Queen Dido & the Trojan Prince Aeneas Dido and Aeneas are perhaps the two most iconic lovers in an ancient epic. Their brief relationship...
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Dido and Aeneas are perhaps the two most iconic lovers in an ancient epic. Their brief relationship becomes a haunting episode in the Aeneid, creating profound repercussions for Aeneas and his quest. Dido, the legendary queen of Carthage, and Aeneas, a Trojan prince fated to...
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How Angels and Demons Interact with Humans in the Bible In modern pop culture, angels are often portrayed as gentle protectors, while demons are frequently...
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In modern pop culture, angels are often portrayed as gentle protectors, while demons are frequently depicted as malevolent tempters. However, in the Bible, the distinction between these spiritual beings is more complex. Angels deliver divine messages but also bring destruction....
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Did Jesus Have Siblings? Scholars have asked questions about the siblings of Jesus since the earliest centuries of the...
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Scholars have asked questions about the siblings of Jesus since the earliest centuries of the Christian church. Some argue he had younger brothers and sisters based on a plain reading of the gospels. Others claim Jesus had stepsiblings from a prior marriage of Joseph. A third...
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New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality Are all class-based societies unequal?
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8 Facts About Huey Long, the Kingfish Who Promised Every Man a King Political powerhouse Huey Long was a radical democrat who had no qualms about making his opinions...
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Political powerhouse Huey Long was a radical democrat who had no qualms about making his opinions known. Rising through political ranks in Louisiana, he began making an impact on the national stage. Long made a number of reforms during his tenure in government, many of which made...
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The Music of the Romantic Era (with Examples) The Romantic Period, often placed in the 19th century but with roots in the late 18th century, is...
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The Romantic Period, often placed in the 19th century but with roots in the late 18th century, is associated with individual self-expression and a reaction against the Age of Enlightenment’s emphasis on logic and rationality. This period also rebelled against industrialization....
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How Did the Colonial Period Shape Modern Korean Art? The Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945) saw the development of Modern Art in Korea according to...
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The Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945) saw the development of Modern Art in Korea according to Western standards, placing importance on European techniques and styles, such as oil painting. Moving beyond the traditional, Korean art made during this time reflects the great...
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Guide to Classical Greek Sculpture (Canon, Materials, and Appearance) After the Persians were thrown back from their attempt to conquer Greece, the Greek world was buoyed...
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After the Persians were thrown back from their attempt to conquer Greece, the Greek world was buoyed by a sense of optimism that permeated all aspects of society. It was during this time, called the Classical Era by historians, that ancient Greek culture reached its apogee,...
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Guide to Lisbon’s History, Art, and Museums Lisbon is one of the oldest capitals in Europe. It was also once a prominent port city where...
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Lisbon is one of the oldest capitals in Europe. It was also once a prominent port city where merchants worldwide would meet and trade in the Middle Ages. It was the center of globalization’s earliest days.   Although the infamous 1755 earthquake left Lisbon in shambles, killing...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s 3 Quotes That Changed the World Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat. He trained...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat. He trained as a lawyer before moving to South Africa, where he set out to fight racial discrimination against the Indian community through organized civil disobedience. Returning to India in...
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Dublin in 1991: Photographing The Feeling Of A City On The Edge “The photo always holds two layers, the concrete and the emotional. You must involve your own...
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“The photo always holds two layers, the concrete and the emotional. You must involve your own experience and perception when decoding the photo, and only then does it disseminate its full message” – photographer Krass Clement     In 1991 Danish photographer Krass Clement took...
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8 of the Most Famous Castles in the Middle East Not confined to the medieval history of Europe, massive stone fortifications were also a common...
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Not confined to the medieval history of Europe, massive stone fortifications were also a common sight throughout the Middle East. Many of these castles still stand, their impenetrable stone walls having withstood centuries of war and strife.   Some, however, have crumbled to...
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit Mexico? Mexico offers arguably the most comprehensive travel experience in Latin America. It is ideal for...
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Mexico offers arguably the most comprehensive travel experience in Latin America. It is ideal for beach lovers, culture vultures, adrenalin addicts, and history enthusiasts. Yet, with a climate as diverse as its landscapes, settling on the perfect time to visit can be a bit...
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Who Was Stonewall Jackson? The Confederate General Who Became a Legend Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson remains one of the most iconic figures of the American Civil War. Born in...
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson remains one of the most iconic figures of the American Civil War. Born in 1824, in what is now West Virginia, his military genius propelled him through the ranks of the Confederate Army from a lowly major to General. Known for his iron discipline and...
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Various Episodes of Human Life Performed by Monkeys, 1635 This small print series is called ‘Verschillende Bedrijven uit het Menselijke Leven Door Apen...
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This small print series is called ‘Verschillende Bedrijven uit het Menselijke Leven Door Apen Voorgesteld’ (Various episodes of human life performed by monkeys) from designs by the Flemish printer Quirin Boel (or Coryn Bol; 25 January 1620 – 1668) and compatriot painter David...
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Tiresias, the Blind Prophet of Greek Mythology Tiresias, the blind prophet from Thebes, is one of the most renowned seers in Greek mythology. After...
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Tiresias, the blind prophet from Thebes, is one of the most renowned seers in Greek mythology. After being struck blind by one of the gods, Tiresias was granted the gifts of prophecy and longevity. As a prophet, Tiresias played a vital role in the mythology of Thebes. However,...
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Could the Trojan War Have Occurred in the Iron Age? The Trojan War is undoubtedly the most famous conflict in Greek legend. The ancient Greeks wrote...
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The Trojan War is undoubtedly the most famous conflict in Greek legend. The ancient Greeks wrote about it extensively, and there are many statements regarding when it took place. These claims, although not all consistent, generally point to c. 1200 BCE as the date of the Trojan...
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7 Historical Places to Visit on the Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It has a population of...
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The Isle of Skye, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It has a population of around 10,000 people and is only 50 miles long. Yet, it is filled with history, from prehistoric fossils to highland castles. Peppered with ruins and riveting history, here are the top...
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Sumer vs. Indus Valley – Which Is Older? The question of the older civilization between the Sumer and the Indus Valley Civilizations is...
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The question of the older civilization between the Sumer and the Indus Valley Civilizations is interesting as both are considered to be among the earliest human civilizations known to man. That said, they rose at different timelines. To determine which of them was older, it is...
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Constantine the Great’s Forgotten Invasion of Britain Constantine the Great is undoubtedly one of the most famous Roman Emperors. He was made emperor...
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Constantine the Great is undoubtedly one of the most famous Roman Emperors. He was made emperor while in Roman Britain, fought a war against Emperor Maxentius in Rome, and then took control of the entire Roman Empire. Interestingly, there is some evidence that he returned to...
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Who Were the Taíno, Puerto Rico’s Indigenous Culture? Accounts of the discovery of the “new world” often give the impression that Europeans’ first...
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Accounts of the discovery of the “new world” often give the impression that Europeans’ first encounters were with small native tribes, saving major indigenous histories for large civilizations like the Aztec and Inca. In fact, the very first people the conquistadors met in the...
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The Story of the Union General Who Trained an Army He Refused to Use George McClellan was one of the most controversial generals of the American Civil War. Known for...
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George McClellan was one of the most controversial generals of the American Civil War. Known for organizing the Army of the Potomac, McClellan earned praise from superiors for his ability to instill discipline within his men. However, his cautious approach on the battlefield led...
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The True History Behind the Legendary Round Table of King Arthur One of the key aspects of the Arthurian legends is that King Arthur was accompanied by a large...
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One of the key aspects of the Arthurian legends is that King Arthur was accompanied by a large alliance of knights known as the Knights of the Round Table. The Round Table itself was a large circular table at which Arthur and his allies sat, reportedly at Camelot. Many aspects of...
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Who Won the Battle of Baton Rouge? On May 1, 1862, the Union seized New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederate States of America....
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On May 1, 1862, the Union seized New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederate States of America. This was a tremendous logistical and psychological blow for the South, which lost both a major trading and sociocultural center. Many expected the Confederacy to mount an...
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3 Famous Archeological Finds That Were Actually Hoaxes Archeological discoveries have always fascinated us. They offer insights into the lives of our...
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Archeological discoveries have always fascinated us. They offer insights into the lives of our ancestors and the cultures of ancient civilizations, but not all finds stand up to scrutiny. Throughout history, several sensational archeological discoveries have turned out to be...
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What Is Hestia the Goddess of? When you think about Greek mythology, you may immediately picture the epic battles, tragic love...
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When you think about Greek mythology, you may immediately picture the epic battles, tragic love stories, and gods with fiery tempers in all of the famous stories. However, not every deity was defined by strength, power, and spectacle. Hestia, one of the elder Olympian gods,...
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Let’s Hear It For The Toilet Paper: 25 Vintage Snapshots of People And Toilets Have you been? Do you need to go? We’ve seen Janet Leigh on the toilet in the Psycho bathroom, men...
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Have you been? Do you need to go? We’ve seen Janet Leigh on the toilet in the Psycho bathroom, men of all ages on the pot and admired the bog at New York’s CBGB club and the dawning of the 1980s bathroom. In this gallery, photograph collector Robert E. Jackson share vintage...
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Shakespeare’s Lost Years Shakespeare’s Lost Years JamesHoare Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:14
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Is There a Cure for Male Loneliness? Unpacking the Myths of Masculinity Male loneliness runs deeper than just feeling alone. Many men find it difficult to make close...
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Male loneliness runs deeper than just feeling alone. Many men find it difficult to make close connections because they are imprisoned by out-of-date concepts of masculinity: be strong, don’t cry, handle it alone, be a man! Such fallacies are not only harmful but also separate...
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New Capitalism in America Richest capitalists and richest workers are increasingly the same people
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Layer Upon Layer. It's Empires all the way down.
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The Four Crusader States in the Holy Land As a site of great significance for three world religions, the Levant has been subject to brutal...
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As a site of great significance for three world religions, the Levant has been subject to brutal wars over the centuries. When Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade in 1095, the main target was Jerusalem and the Holy Land. During the First Crusade, the Christians successfully...
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How Did Richard the Lionheart Become England’s Most Famous King? Richard I (1157-1199), the Lionheart, is celebrated as England’s great warrior king, a man who...
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Richard I (1157-1199), the Lionheart, is celebrated as England’s great warrior king, a man who embodied the ideals of medieval chivalry and nobility. Historically, however, Richard was notorious for having had little interest in England or the English—and in truth, he was never...
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7 Giant Animals That Were Lost in the Late Pleistocene Extinctions Scientists have recorded five Ice Ages in Earth’s history. The most recent began around three...
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Scientists have recorded five Ice Ages in Earth’s history. The most recent began around three million years ago and continues today. Ice ages are characterized by glacial periods, where the climate is colder and glaciers advance, and interglacial periods, where the climate is...
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Stories from WWII Croatia (Ustasha-era) The Independent State of Croatia, founded in 1941, did not have the same impact on Europe’s...
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The Independent State of Croatia, founded in 1941, did not have the same impact on Europe’s demographics that Nazi Germany did. Nonetheless, the brutality of the genocidal campaign it conducted against its Serbs, Roma, and Jews is haunting. Its history and the memory thereof also...
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The Forgotten Claudian Heirs Who Shaped Imperial Rome The Julio-Claudians were the first dynasty of imperial Rome, descended from the Julian gens through...
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The Julio-Claudians were the first dynasty of imperial Rome, descended from the Julian gens through Julius Caesar and Augustus. The Claudian side came through the empress Livia, herself a Claudian, and her ex-husband Tiberius Claudius Nero, whose name is preserved by three of...
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Medieval Battles Where Archers Ruled the Field Medieval battles were dominated by armored cavalry, but history reveals cases where archers were...
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Medieval battles were dominated by armored cavalry, but history reveals cases where archers were able to outsmart their rivals. Changing tactics only took them so far. New bow types, like the English longbow and the nomadic composite bow, increased the archer’s lethality....
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‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review JamesHoare Wed, 07/23/2025 - 09:08
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Alexander Gardner: The Man Who Captured the Civil War Alexander Gardner is one of the principal photographers responsible for capturing the horrors of the...
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Alexander Gardner is one of the principal photographers responsible for capturing the horrors of the Civil War and the adventure of the expansion into the American West, not only for posterity but for his contemporaries, shaping public opinion. His relationship with Abraham...
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The Ancient Hurrian Myth That Inspired the Greek Gods The Kumarbi Cycle was a Hurrian myth adapted by the Hittites. While Kumarbi himself was a Hurrian...
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The Kumarbi Cycle was a Hurrian myth adapted by the Hittites. While Kumarbi himself was a Hurrian god, the epic incorporates other gods from Near Eastern cultures, like the Babylonians and Syrians. The storm god, called Teshub in Hurrian, was replaced with the Hittite and Luwian...
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The Birth of Gods Hesiod's Theogony
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How the Antigonids Endured and Ruled Macedonia After Alexander Following the death of Alexander the Great, his generals fought for control of the various parts of...
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Following the death of Alexander the Great, his generals fought for control of the various parts of his empire. Despite taking control of the Macedonian homeland, the Antigonids are less famous than the Ptolemies of Egypt and the Seleucids of Asia Minor. Meet the rulers of the...
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Why Did the Romans Conquer the World? Here’s Polybius’ Explanation The growth of the Roman Republic forever changed the ancient world. For those who lived through it,...
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The growth of the Roman Republic forever changed the ancient world. For those who lived through it, the swift rise of Rome from obscurity to superpower must have been stunning. Polybius, a leading politician in a Greek state that had been Rome’s ally and then enemy, experienced...
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Who Was Saint John the Baptist? (Bio, Death, Facts) John the Baptist was more than just a prophet. He was the cousin of Jesus and God tasked him with...
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John the Baptist was more than just a prophet. He was the cousin of Jesus and God tasked him with preparing the way for Jesus. But what did that mean? John showed significant insight into who Jesus was and how he would fulfill the Old Testament type of Christ. John lived a simple...
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The Trojan Horse, the Deception That Ended the Trojan War Arguably, one of the most famous aspects of the Trojan War is the story of how it ended. This story...
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Arguably, one of the most famous aspects of the Trojan War is the story of how it ended. This story famously involved the incredible deception of the Trojan Horse. According to this ancient legend, the Trojan Horse was used by the Greeks to end a grueling ten-year siege of the...
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5 Generals Who Defeated Napoleon in Battle Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. As a result of his...
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Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. As a result of his operational and tactical prowess, he suffered only ten defeats of the 80 or so battles he fought in his career. The generals who defeated him on the field of battle were...