#napoleonic — Public Fediverse posts
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A portrait of the various honor guards at the hotels of Paris.
https://www.reporting-history.com/2026/09/15/paris-occupied-by-the-allies-in-1814/
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Master and Commander (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) "British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as commander" Sale: $15.95 to $2.99 by Patrick O'Brian Rating: 4.5/5 (10251 Reviews) #historical #fiction #literary #seaadventures #napoleonic #wars #books #kindle #booksky
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I'm re-reading "Lieutenant Hornblower" and thought this passage seemed an excellent summation of what makes Hornblower an interesting protagonist:
"Hornblower was a man always ready to adopt the bold course, a man who infinitely preferred action to inaction; widely read in his profession and yet a practical seaman, as Bush had already had plenty of opportunity to observe. A student yet a man of action; a fiery spirit and yet discreet"