Napolean's disaster and European chaos (1808-1814)

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The discussion centers on a video about the Napoleonic Wars, specifically highlighting the southern conflict in Spain and Portugal, as well as the northern campaigns in Russia and Germany, concluding back in France. The conversation expresses a strong sentiment regarding the wars as a significant waste. Additionally, a personal connection is shared, noting that a fourth great grandfather served on a British warship during the first Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 and participated in the return of the Holsteen to England. The individual is currently researching more details about this ancestor's involvement.
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I just happened to encounter the following video that covers the Napoleonic Wars - the southern war in Spain/Portugal and the Northern or Eastern War in Russia, then Germany, and finally back in France.

What a stupid and terrible waste!
 
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I recently learned that a 4th great grandfather served during the first Battle of Copenhagen (1801) on a British warship. He was part of the crew who took the Holsteen (Holstein) back to England. I'm still trying to work out the details.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMS_Holsteen
 
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The piece came-up from the "Lame Jokes" section of the forum. Someobody carried a step from one of the posts and I became curious and tried a brief web search. A web page gives some justification of sorts why we can use goose(s)-geese(p), but not moose(s)-meese(p). Look for the part of the page headed with "Why isn't "meese" the correct plural?" https://languagetool.org/insights/post/plural-of-moose/

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