How one Corporal's mistake cost Napoleon 30,000 men

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[pablodanielbonagno]

The corporal: Did he say "before" or "after"?

[jamesdewane]

The mistake was putting a corporal in charge of something like that

[animeyahallo]

the task to blow up the bridge was delegated by berthier to a general of division, then that general delegated it to a colonel then that colonel delegated it to a corporal.

[premiumjay]

I can only imagine what it felt like to be near that corporal, knowing what the plan was, knowing that HE KNOWS what the plan was, and he still got scared and pulled the match to early. Like you just got to stare at him like Wtf is wrong with you.

[valiant]

“Goddammit corporal” some Sergeant, probably.

[serene_actual]

Pranks during the Napoleonic Wars be like

[MrHnm]

It is small acts like this that decide the fate of many throughout history. I don't know the fate of the corporal who lit the fuse, but I'm sure he was reprimanded along with his superior officers. In any case, he had not felt to point out whose fault it was (corporal, Berthier, Napoleon, etc). The only important thing at that moment was to flee to France with what was left of the army, especially when in a few months the Coalition would launch its invasion of France and the fall of Paris.

[pridelander]

"Wait, did he say before or after? Well, fortune favors the bold!"

[samwill]

Guy saw the Russians on the opposite hill
Somehow missed a couple hundred of his own guys on the bridge 3 feet in front of his face.

[Cba]

I just want to know what happened to Corporal Lafontaine when Napoleon learned he was responsible.

[napoleonibonaparte]

Never let a slovenly soldier light the fuse.

[caiusballad]

The most tragic is Poniawtoski's death, so sad, what a waste for the empire and for

[terraflow__bryanburdo]

No one sat next to him in the cafeteria after

[Spiderfisch]

How many could have escaped with the bridge intact while the coalition was storming the city

[burnstick]

The mistake was Napoleons. The entire army had to cross that bridge. He backed himself into a corner

[ebonaparte]

Those men and generals would have been a BIG help in defending France.

[matthewdoliveira]

I know the emperor didn't want to just surrender his territories in Germany but this is the army he should've taken back to France to defend her instead of giving battle at Leipzig

[jpforever]

Wonder if the 30, 000 men got over the bridge before the mistake and wonder if it could have changed the tides for Napoleon

[InimitaPaul]

I’m going to guess that Napoleon didn’t have any qualms being down one more man when he found out.

[raisorblade]

Well you know what they say? Fortune favors the bold! 😅