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Forget global warming, Brexit, Trump's texts, power prices, the Middle East, crazy Kim, the Pakistani and Zimbabwe elections as there is a much more important problem to consider. (However if any of the foregoing have "triggered" you please head to your nearest University which no doubt has a safe space and counselling available).
Napoleon 8 v Wellington 1 !
(NA26, NA158, 199, 237, 375 and 414 plus NE01 & 16 v NA256)
K&C have just announced their latest Napoleon figure which makes 8 so far. However we have only had one Wellington{sm2}.
Since I watched the Waterloo movie sometime in the 70's this makes me an expert on all things Napoleonic and I hereby seek to rally the troops in support of the Duke of Wellington.
On behalf of all Wellington fans I feel it is time to petition the "King" to remedy the situation. I hereby submit the following reasons in support of a new Wellington figure :
1. Obviously there is the fact he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. This alone should be enough.
2. My last school was located in a town called Wellington (hence my obvious bias).
3. He was Prime Minister of the UK twice (OK the 2nd time was for a month but twice seems so much better than once). Napoleon never even made MP.
4. There are more pubs in England named after Wellington than Napoleon.
5. Christopher Plummer aka Wellington is still alive. The other guy not.
6. He knew how to put his hands in his pockets and not inside his jacket front.
7. He did not invade Russia.
8. He kindly allowed Irish and Scottish soldiers to die for England.
9. The New Zealand capital is called Wellington not Napoleon.
10. He has more initials after his name than N (ie. KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS).
11. He stayed in the house on Saint Helena before Napoleon did.
12. Napoleon never had a bomber named after him
13. Isn't it bad enough that figures from this period are called Napoleonics. I mean what is wrong with Wellingtonics ! Wellington boots does not however make up for this major historical oversight.
14. Whilst Napoleon was messing around with French Revolutionary stuff and commanding armies aged 12 Wellington was involved in the far more well known Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
and most importantly -
15. Wellington said "I used to say of him [Napoleon] that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men". He lied. This was masterful psychological warfare which worked. Prior to Waterloo Napoleon ordered Marshall Grouchy and 30,000 men to go after the Prussians. This was because when counting his troops Napoleon counted himself as 40,000. Credit goes to Wellington for this major blunder by Napoleon:salute::.
Some American readers may not be sure about supporting this campaign in support of a British military leader over a French one who was their ally in the War of 1812. Consider this ; Wellington Florida has a larger population than Napoleon, Ohio. Oh yes, and he declined, after his success in the Peninsular War, to go and command in America. Simples.
So show your support for Wellington here !
PS I do like the new Nappy and Josephine set so nothing personal against Nap himself who would have made a good Corporal in the Guards^&grin.
PSS Naughty French Girls 3 v Naughty British Girls 0 ^&confuse
Napoleon 8 v Wellington 1 !
(NA26, NA158, 199, 237, 375 and 414 plus NE01 & 16 v NA256)
K&C have just announced their latest Napoleon figure which makes 8 so far. However we have only had one Wellington{sm2}.
Since I watched the Waterloo movie sometime in the 70's this makes me an expert on all things Napoleonic and I hereby seek to rally the troops in support of the Duke of Wellington.
On behalf of all Wellington fans I feel it is time to petition the "King" to remedy the situation. I hereby submit the following reasons in support of a new Wellington figure :
1. Obviously there is the fact he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. This alone should be enough.
2. My last school was located in a town called Wellington (hence my obvious bias).
3. He was Prime Minister of the UK twice (OK the 2nd time was for a month but twice seems so much better than once). Napoleon never even made MP.
4. There are more pubs in England named after Wellington than Napoleon.
5. Christopher Plummer aka Wellington is still alive. The other guy not.
6. He knew how to put his hands in his pockets and not inside his jacket front.
7. He did not invade Russia.
8. He kindly allowed Irish and Scottish soldiers to die for England.
9. The New Zealand capital is called Wellington not Napoleon.
10. He has more initials after his name than N (ie. KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS).
11. He stayed in the house on Saint Helena before Napoleon did.
12. Napoleon never had a bomber named after him
13. Isn't it bad enough that figures from this period are called Napoleonics. I mean what is wrong with Wellingtonics ! Wellington boots does not however make up for this major historical oversight.
14. Whilst Napoleon was messing around with French Revolutionary stuff and commanding armies aged 12 Wellington was involved in the far more well known Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
and most importantly -
15. Wellington said "I used to say of him [Napoleon] that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men". He lied. This was masterful psychological warfare which worked. Prior to Waterloo Napoleon ordered Marshall Grouchy and 30,000 men to go after the Prussians. This was because when counting his troops Napoleon counted himself as 40,000. Credit goes to Wellington for this major blunder by Napoleon:salute::.
Some American readers may not be sure about supporting this campaign in support of a British military leader over a French one who was their ally in the War of 1812. Consider this ; Wellington Florida has a larger population than Napoleon, Ohio. Oh yes, and he declined, after his success in the Peninsular War, to go and command in America. Simples.
So show your support for Wellington here !
PS I do like the new Nappy and Josephine set so nothing personal against Nap himself who would have made a good Corporal in the Guards^&grin.
PSS Naughty French Girls 3 v Naughty British Girls 0 ^&confuse
would break the boredom.
