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Did Napoleon really personally charge into battles?
There are many examples of Commanders In Chief leading their men/troups and being wounded/killed. Only in the Napoleonian era, think Murat, Caulaincourt, Lannes, Bessières, Poniatowski, Oudinot... In ...
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What was the significance of the necklace?
The film's screenplay has a bit more info about what's going on in this scene.
Dilios begins to turn and then slows.
DILIOS: Sire, any message...?
LEONIDAS: For the Queen?
Leonidas is gone. ...
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Did Native American fighters really manage to sneak up to European trappers by climbing / jumping trees?
According to many sources (like the Indian Battlefield Tactics), Native Americans were fighting with tactics using (and adapted to) the grounds, and, whenever possible (e.g. in the woods) hiding ...
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Is it true that average people treated Bonnie and Clyde as if they were heroes?
Bonnie and Clyde's fame was actually very short-lived and soon turned into infamy, but during a time of economic sorrow, the public's fascination with this duo, stimulated by the publication of photos ...
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Is it true that average people treated Bonnie and Clyde as if they were heroes?
How would average Americans know how they looked like?
At this time, newspapers were printed up to three times a day, with morning, midday and evening editions. They needed to tell stories, lenghty ...
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