The easy bit is that Napoleon was a Corsican soldier who fought for the French in their revolution. By the time he was twenty four, he'd become a general.
Four years later, he'd run rings around the Austrians - winning practically every battle against them. He conquered the Italian Peninsula and became a war hero.
In 1799 he used his expedition to Egypt springboard his
Four years later, he became French Emperor.
His army rampaged around Europe and finally invaded the Iberian Peninsula, hoping to cut off British trade with the rest of Europe. Along the way, he declared his brother the King of Italy.
The British weren't very keen on that.
Enter Arthur Wellesley - a British general who rose to become a Field Marshall during the Peninsula War. He led the allies to victory at Vitoria. His exploits won him a Dukedom and he became the Duke of Wellington.
Napoleon refused to stay down. He escaped exile from Elba and raised another army.
The allies did the same.
The allies faced Napoleon's army at Waterloo in Belgium. And, my, my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender.
I loved finding Napoleon quotes for this post, just like I enjoyed researching my latest Regency Romance,
Wickedly Used.
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While he is no
stranger to pleasurable company from ladies of the night, Major Richard
Rothbury of the royal dragoons is not the kind of man who will stand idly by as
a woman is taken against her will, and when he witnesses a disreputable cad
attempting to force himself on a girl in a back alley, he does not hesitate to
intervene.
But after the grateful
young woman offers herself to Rothbury, he is shocked to discover that not only
was she no harlot, she was a maiden and he has deflowered her. Furious at the
girl’s scandalous behavior and her carelessness with her own safety, Rothbury
chastises her soundly.
Though she is due
to inherit one of the largest fortunes in England, the fact that she cannot
touch the money until she marries or turns thirty has kept Elizabeth completely
at the mercy of her cruel uncle, and for years she has been treated as if she
were a servant. Her encounter with Lord Rothbury is by far the most exciting
thing that has ever happened to her, but while he shows great concern for her
safety, he refuses to believe that she is anything more than a serving girl.
Despite having made
it clear that he doesn’t consider a match between them to be possible, when
Elizabeth disobeys him Rothbury proves more than ready to strip her bare,
punish her harshly, and then enjoy her beautiful body in the most shameful of
ways. But can she dare to hope that he will one day make her his wife, or is
she destined to spend her life being wickedly used?
Publisher’s Note: Wickedly Used: A Dark Regency Romance includes
spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don’t buy
this book.
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