The Day Hungry Rabbits Attacked Napoleon
There are three lessons we can learn from this incredible episode
Napoleon is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history. Bunnies were oblivious to this fact when they attacked him.
In 1807, Napoleon was at the height of his power as the Treaties of Tilsit were signed, putting an end to the war between the French Empire and Imperial Russia.
The controversial leader wanted to celebrate this historic moment by having a rabbit hunt. Karma worked its magic and the huntsman became the hunted.
Napoleon vs Rabbits
Alexandre Berther, Napoleon’s chief of staff organised the hunt. He bought more than 3000 rabbits from local farmers as he wanted to impress his boss.
Napoleon and his guests turned up one summer morning in a field, ready to hunt as many rabbits as possible.
As soon as the cages were opened, thousands of bunnies ran towards the party thinking it was feeding time.
Berther was clueless when it came to rabbits and bought domesticated ones who are not scared of humans.
The rabbits swarmed all the hunters, furiously looking for food. Historian David Chandler stated:
