portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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Like most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather.
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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:$ |- T6 ~3 R6 w
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含# x9 ~$ d: m  ?: V" I* E
有'呸傷'+ m* j$ r( n- R1 x/ ^6 n
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british