MeMoMu_ELCWOMF_088 A BRIEF MOMENT OF HISTORY: WHEN NAPOLEON TOOK ON RABBITS / ONE OF THE MOST HUMILIATING DEFEATS
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A Brief Moment of History
January 27, 2023
A Brief Moment of History: When Napoleon Took on Rabbits
If you are familiar with my “brief moment of history” series, then you may have read about the time the Australian army fought a war against emus (and lost). When looking at history, it seems that great military men losing fights against animals is not so unique. This brings us to Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte is known as one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his battles and ambitions changed the shape of Western Europe. But it seems that the only foe that could best this great man was small and fluffy…
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9. veebruar 2025
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Napoleon faced many enemies in his lifetime but one of his most humiliating defeats according to legend came in July 1807. Napoleon’s Chief of Staff, Alexandre Berthier, had organised a rabbit hunt for his master, in a park, that started off with a lavish breakfast. At the time rabbits were the most common game in the country and much sought after, this meant that sourcing them could be a problem. Berthier therefore arranged for 1,000 rabbits (some state there were 3000) to be brought to the park especially for the Emperor to hunt.
After breakfast the rabbits were released in the park. At first the horde started to run away from the attacks of Napoleon and his entourage; Then they came together in one large mass of bunnies, turned around, and swarmed towards Napoleon. The coachmen tried to stop the onslaught by whipping at the rabbits with their crops; this initially worked but then the rabbits turned around and flanked the party on the left and right. They 'attacked' Napoleon frantically climbing up his legs and swarming him so much that he stumbled. It was reported that Napoleon fled to his carriage, but the rabbits followed him and climbed upon it, before the party was able to escape.
It was later discovered that the rabbits weren’t wild and had been raised on a farm and used to human contact. They had also not eaten since the day beforehand and could have actually been going for the remnants of the spread that had been laid out for Napoleon and his men.
Sources:
Mémoires du général Bon Thiébault, Paul Thiébault, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
The Campaigns of Napoleon, David G. Chandler
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