Riding to the William Tell Overture/Overturn--Whatever... ESCAPE if you don't like the musice.:-)
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
HALF A LEAGUE, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns," he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho' the soldier knew Someone had blunder'd: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.
(Very famous Quote from Little Rascals--Who?)
Flash'd all their sabers bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd: Plung'd in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel'd from the saber-stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd. Then they rode back, but not, Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred.
(MS Software Engineers heading to the diamond minds Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's off to work we go..)
When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder'd. Honor the charge they made! Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!
ALFRED TENNYSON
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FOOT NOTE:
Napoleon I
Napoleon I, 1769-1821, emperor of the French; b. Ajaccio, Corsica, son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte. This article covers the life of Napoleon, his part in the FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS, and the major events of the Napoleonic Wars. Young Napoleon was sent to military schools in France and received a commission in the French artillery in 1785. After the start of the FRENCH REVOLUTION, he took part in the Corsican rebellion against Pasquale PAOLI and was forced to leave the island. Returning to France, Bonaparte was associated with the JACOBINS and gained notice by dislodging (1793) the British from Toulon. He was briefly imprisoned in 1794, but his career was reopened when the Convention was assailed (Oct. 1795) by a Parisian mob, and Napoleon was called on to disperse it. Made commander of the army in Italy, Bonaparte conducted the brilliant Italian campaign (1796-97) against Austria and concluded it with the favorable Treaty of Campo Formio. Bonaparte then drew up a plan to strike at Britain's colonial empire by attacking Egypt. His victory over the Mamelukes in the battle of the Pyramids (July 1798) was made useless when the French fleet was destroyed in Aboukir Bay (Aug. 1-2) by British Adm. NELSON. Leaving a hopeless situation in Egypt, Bonaparte returned to France and joined a conspiracy already hatched by Emmanuel SIEY»S.
The Consulate The French DIRECTORY was overthrown by the coup of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9-10, 1799), and the Consulate was set up with Bonaparte as first consul, or dictator. He centralized the administration, stabilized the currency, and reformed the tax system. He also made peace with the Roman Catholic Church by the CONCORDAT OF 1801 and reformed the legal system with the Code NapolČon. In 1800 Napoleon defeated the Austrians at Marengo, Italy (June 14), and the treaties of LunČville (1801) and Amiens (1802) made peace with Austria and Britain respectively. This phase is generally considered to divide the French Revolutionary Wars from the Napoleonic Wars. In 1802 Napoleon became first consul for life, and in 1803 Britain again declared war on France.
The Empire Napoleon had himself crowned emperor in 1804 and proclaimed king of Italy in 1805. The Third Coalition was formed (1805) against him by Britain, Austria, Russia, and Sweden, but Napoleon crushed the Austrians at Ulm, and won (Dec. 2, 1805) his most brilliant victory at Austerlitz, over the Austrians and Russians. Prussia, which joined the coalition in 1806, was defeated at Jena (Oct. 14). British sea power, however, grew stronger with Nelson's victory at TRAFALGAR. Napoleon then instituted the Continental System to try to halt British trade with France and her allies. On land, war with Russia continued. The indecisive battle of Eylau (Feb. 8, 1807) was made good by Napoleon at Friedland (June 14). The treaties of Tilsit (July 1807) with Russia and Prussia left Napoleon master of the Continent.
The whole map of Europe was rearranged. The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE was dissolved (1806), and the kingdoms of Holland and Westphalia were created, with Napoleon's brothers Louis and JČrŮme Bonaparte (see BONAPARTE, family) as kings. A third brother, Joseph, became (1806) king of Naples and was made (1808) king of Spain. In 1809 Austria's attempt to reopen warfare was squelched at Wagram (July 6), and Napoleon annexed the Papal States to France despite the objections of Pope PIUS VII. In 1809 Napoleon also had his marriage to the Empress JOSEPHINE, whom he had married in 1796, annulled. He then married (1810) MARIE LOUISE of Austria, who bore him a son (see NAPOLEON II).
Decline and Fall Britain remained an opponent, and the Continental System proved difficult to enforce. Napoleon's first weakness had appeared in the PENINSULAR WAR (1808-14), and his alliance with Russia was tenuous. When Czar ALEXANDER I rejected the Continental System, Napoleon invaded (1812) Russia with the 500,000-man Grande ArmČe. After the indecisive battle of Borodino (Sept. 7), Napoleon entered Moscow, but the winter and lack of supplies forced him to begin a disastrous retreat that became a rout after his troops crossed the Berezina R. in late November. Napoleon left his army and hastened to Paris to prepare French defenses. Prussia quickly turned against France and was joined in a coalition by Britain, Sweden, and Austria. The allies defeated the emperor at Leipzig (Oct. 1813), pursued him into France, and took Paris (Mar. 1814).
Napoleon abdicated (Apr. 11, 1814) and was exiled to the island of Elba, which the allies gave him as a sovereign principality. His victors were still deliberating at the Congress of VIENNA when Napoleon landed at Cannes and marched on Paris. King LOUIS XVIII fled, and Napoleon ruled during the HUNDRED DAYS. He was defeated, however, in the WATERLOO CAMPAIGN (June 12-18, 1815) and abdicated again. Sent as a prisoner of war to the lonely British island of SAINT HELENA, he died there of cancer (at age 52) on May 5, 1821. His remains were returned to Paris in 1840.
Estimates of Napoleon's place in history differ widely. Beyond doubt one of the greatest conquerors of all time, he also promoted the growth of liberalism through his lasting administrative and legal reforms.
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, 1412?-31, French saint and national heroine,
called the Maid of OrlČans. A farm girl, she began at a
young age to hear the “voices” of St. Michael,
St. Catherine, and St. Margaret. When she was about 16,
the voices exhorted her to bear aid to the DAUPHIN, later
CHARLES VII of France, then kept from the throne by the
English in the HUNDRED YEARS WAR. Joan journeyed in male
attire to meet the dauphin and conquered his skepticism
as to her divine mission. She was furnished with troops,
but her leadership provided spirit and morale more than
military prowess. In May 1429 she raised the siege of
OrlČans, and in June she defeated the English at Patay.
After considerable persuasion the dauphin agreed to be
crowned at Rheims, and Joan was at the pinnacle of her
fortunes.
In Sept. 1429 she unsuccessfully besieged Paris. The following spring she went to relieve CompiËgne, but was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English, who were eager for her death. To escape responsibility, the English turned her over to the ecclesiastical court at Rouen, where she was tried for heresy and witchcraft by French clerics who supported the English.
Probably her most serious crime was the claim of direct inspiration from God; in the eyes of the court this refusal to accept the church hierarchy constituted heresy. Only at the end of the lengthy trial did she recant. She was condemned to life imprisonment, but shortly afterward she retracted her abjuration. She was then turned over to the secular court as a relapsed heretic and was burned at the stake (May 30, 1431) in Rouen.
The proceedings of the original trial were annulled in 1456. Joan was canonized in 1920. Her career lent itself to numerous legends, and she has been represented in much art and literature. Feast: May 30.
The Foot note was taken from Microsoft Bookshelf 1991
Alternative Reality
Winning a war is not always the best strategy. We need to learn from others past victories what kind of human fall out can follow. Napoleon died very young of cancer and Joan of Arc died very young due to sexism and treachery. Could it be that cancer is cause from hostile intent and fighting?
There is a better way to change the world that by making war. Perhaps the most reasonable way is to do nothing at all and just let thing go their natural way. I find that if you allow mindless manipulative people to have what they want the always get exactly what they deserve. This is because they are motivated by a false God--sex, power, greed--or an idle mind. This is the politics of compliance. And it really works very very well. :-) When the government began harassing scientist and engineers they became compliant, just as many engineers and scientist in major corporations. We will find out just how well this works at the turn of the Millennium. And who know, from where I'm sitting Gates has gotten the message too. : - )
The Continuum!
