Ep3 PBS Napoleon (Summit of greatness) part 1
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@nikanj Yes he was Napoloeon was 5'2" don't hate.
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07:17 what's the music?
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@ticrak1 Roze - Vivat in aeternum
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@Napoleontas ahaha. after like 30 coalitions, finally, math had to give them a victory over napoleon! HOW GLORIOUS! :D
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What's the name of the music they use at the beginning.
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Napoleon wasn't 5'2" he was 5'6.5" which was taller than average for the day.The myth that Napoleon was short originated the English propaganda of the day and has somehow lasted until today.
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Those enemies, it is said, were primarily the British propagandists.
We can also draw the inference that the 'Napoleon Complex' did not refer to Napoleon in terms of an affliction of height, or in the psychological sense. Even though he was of the average height, he surrounded himself still with soldiers that were of a much taller stature than his own. By comparison, he may have been short. But in terms of the French populace of the time, he was of average or slightly above average height. ;)
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@menacinghat 5'6" is still pretty short...
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whats the name of the song at the start of the video?
A French foot was equivalent to 1.067877 English feet or roughly 13 inches. In the French system of measurement, Napoleon was 5' 2" or roughly 5' 6" in the British system. This is about 168 centimeters
the differences in the height system allowed mocking which was untrue
menacinghat 6 months ago 12
Vive l'empereur Napoleon
jzman55550 3 months ago 7