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LTC Stephen F.
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Thanks SGT John " Mac " McConnell for reminding us about Battle of New Orleans which had recently beeny acquired during the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
If we had not purchased this land from the French it is likely the British and the French might have skirmished at New Orleans because in Europe the 6th Coalition had ended [ the War of the Sixth Coalition, a coalition of the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Portugal, Sweden, Spain and a number of German States finally defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba.]
Napoleon was exiled to Elba on Apr 11, 1814 and he returned from exile on the island of Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815
In December 1814 through January 1815 the French Provisional Government of 1814 head of state was Charles-Philippe of France Louis XVIII with the head of government being Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PĂ©rigord
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
SGT John " Mac " McConnell
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My pleasure LTC Stephen F. . Thanks for the additional history from Europe my friend. History could have been much different .
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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Great history and video share, like the song that portrayed this battle.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
SGT John " Mac " McConnell
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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One great song share, thank you brother.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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Edited 7 y ago
Good morning John. Great history lesson for the morning.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
SGT John " Mac " McConnell
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Good morning Mark. Thanks brother.
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