Napoleon Fact or Fiction?
Challenge: Can you discover a surprising, weird or little-known fact about Napoleon Bonaparte?
Investigate: Find an unusual fact about Napoleon and check that it is supported by a reliable source.
Explain: Write 2–3 sentences explaining what happened.
Reflect: Does this fact change your opinion of Napoleon? Why or why not?
Give your source: Include a link to the website or source where you found the information.
💡 Example:
Did you know that Napoleon was supposedly once overwhelmed by a group of rabbits during a hunting trip? According to an anecdote recorded by a French general, the rabbits ran towards the hunters instead of escaping. Although the story is famous, some details are difficult to verify!
Your turn! Can you find a fact that will surprise your classmates?
Did you know that Napoleon once intended to poison himself? He feared being captured alive by his enemies. From 1812, Napoleon carried a vial of poison around his neck. Following his downfall in 1814, he decided to consume it—he had no desire to go on living after his defeats in battle and his exile. However, the substance had lost its potency after being kept for two years. Instead of a good death of an emperor, the poison only caused him severe stomach pain and vomiting. within a few days, he had fully recovered—with enough strength left to go on and win more battles.
ReplyDeleteSummer of 1797 at the Palace of Mombello (Italy)
ReplyDelete—General,Mr Antoine-Vincent Arnault has arrived at the palace.
—I will go to see him right now-Arnault! How was your journey in Venice?
—Very well, General!
—Come to de living room to continue our conversation.
In the living room:
—Have you completed all your missions?
—Yes, everything is perfect.
—Good.I have another work for you, we finish it later.
—Guau... Guauu...!
—Do you see that gentleman?
—Yes...
—He is my enemy!. His name is "Fortune"—he is Josefina's dog. He was in my wife’s bed in our wedding night...I tried to move him outside, but he bit my leg first.
—I don’t believe you Bonaparte.!
—Look, I still have the scarf here ha ha!
—I can’t believe you are laughing about this, it’s a little embarrasing
—I can kill this dog right now, but Josefina loves him more than she loves me, and I don't want to created a conflict with her.
—You are a clever man, Bonaparte,strong and clever.
—If you tell anyone this they won’t believe you ha ha.
— I don't care, they only need to look at my leg to see the scar of my great battle ha ha ha!.
In my opinion:I still see Napoleon as a strong man, but now I think that with the people close to him,he was a fun man.
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ReplyDelete1- Did you know that Napoleon chose bees as one of the symbols of his empire? He used golden bees to decorate his imperial clothes. Bees were a symbol of immortality and showed that he wanted his empire was connected to the history of France.
2- Yes, this fact surprises me because I did not know that bees were important to Napoleon. I think it is an unusual symbol for an emperor, and that makes it interesting.
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Napoleón had ailurofobia, which means fear of cats. Another interesting fact about him is that his parents, family and friends used to call hin as his motto, Nabulino.
ReplyDeleteBut my favorito fact, is that he punished ilegal to put his name to a pig, why could someone called Napoleon a pig? And also nowadays, is still ilegal to call Napoleón a pig in France. And in the famous Farme Rebeilon, Gorge Orwel, his pig was called Cesar, but Orwel called him Napoleón.