When Napoleon I ran from a horde of rabbits

After the Treaty of Tilsit, Napoleon I went on a rabbit hunt which went disastrously wrong.

Karthick Nambi
Lessons from History

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It was a horde of rabbits on an attack. The march of the innocent bunnies was towards one of the greatest conquerors in history.

The emperor who conquered entire Europe could not handle a group of rabbits. The emperor was non-other than the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte the First.

Rise Of Napoleon

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Napoleon was born on the French island of Corsica. His father used his influence and got Napoleon a place in the École Militaire in Paris.

The institution trained the next generation of French military officers. After graduation, Napoleon started his career as an artillery officer.

Luck was in favor of Napoleon as the French Revolution broke out. The government needed loyal French military officers to wage war on its enemies. Nobody rose to that challenge more than young Napoleon.

For example, Napoleon helped the Revolutionary government stop a Royalist Mob’s coup attempt with his famous whiff

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