Music notes #10
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grand_finaleLa Marche de la Garde Impériale à Waterloo 
English title: "The March of the Imperial Guard at Waterloo."
Given the French title and "Waterloo," everyone probably recognizes this as a march related to Napoleon Bonaparte. For reference: Napoleon was a French fellow who ran around conquering most all of Europe in the late 18th, early 19th century. Waterloo was the site of his final military defeat in 1815, after which he was exiled and died in 1821.
The Imperial Guard were the soldiers under the direct command of Napoleon. They were the most competent soldiers he had, and truly deserved the title of "elite." Since they were so valuable, Napoleon didn't usually commit them to battle, but held them in reserve to guard himself.
The Imperial Guard, at Waterloo, was committed to hard fighting in which they were outnumbered and at a point they were much weaker than they had once been. Waterloo was the only battle at which the Imperial Guard broke and retreated without orders to do so. Those that didn't were annihilated. You did not want to be a member of the Imperial Guard at Waterloo.
Given this, that's why the icon is of Nonon looking like she's facing a bad situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ_SFLzt-n4
English title: "The March of the Imperial Guard at Waterloo."
Given the French title and "Waterloo," everyone probably recognizes this as a march related to Napoleon Bonaparte. For reference: Napoleon was a French fellow who ran around conquering most all of Europe in the late 18th, early 19th century. Waterloo was the site of his final military defeat in 1815, after which he was exiled and died in 1821.
The Imperial Guard were the soldiers under the direct command of Napoleon. They were the most competent soldiers he had, and truly deserved the title of "elite." Since they were so valuable, Napoleon didn't usually commit them to battle, but held them in reserve to guard himself.
The Imperial Guard, at Waterloo, was committed to hard fighting in which they were outnumbered and at a point they were much weaker than they had once been. Waterloo was the only battle at which the Imperial Guard broke and retreated without orders to do so. Those that didn't were annihilated. You did not want to be a member of the Imperial Guard at Waterloo.
Given this, that's why the icon is of Nonon looking like she's facing a bad situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ_SFLzt-n4
