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The Hundred Days

Today at 1815, Napoleon started his famous attempt to return to power in Europe in what has come to be known as "the hundred days".

Napoleon - a great ruler? a great army leader? a great legislature? a mass murderer? a war criminal?

well, I guess for different people there is a different answer, but no one can deny his impact on the history of Europe as well as on literature, historians and warfare.

Whatever the answer, all agrees that Napoleon was a genius (a tragic genius?)  mastered over a remarkable era. The story of his rise and fall, ignites the imagination of millions over the years - his treacharous knights of the round table, each with his own amazing story: the dashing young cavalry leader , the bravest of the brave and even a king of Sweden.

I always considered the Napoleonic era as a twisted kind of King Arthur's tale, only he finished his life at St Helena instead of in Avalon:)

Rudyard Kipling described it well in his famous poem:

"How far is St. Helena from a little child at play?"  What makes you want to wander there with all the world between?  Mother, call your son again or else he'll run away.  (No one thinks of winter when the grass is green!)  "How far is St. Helena from a fight in Paris street?"  I haven't time to answer now – the men are falling fast.  The guns begin to thunder and the drums begin to beat.  (If you take the first step, you will take the last!)  "How far is St. Helena from the field of Austerlitz?"  You couldn't hear me if I told – so loud the cannons roar.  But not so far for people who are living by their wits.  ("Gay go up" means "Gay go down" the wide world o'er!)  "How far is St. Helena from the Emperor of France."  I cannot see – I cannot tell – the Crowns they dazzle so.  The Kings sit down to banquet and the Queens stand up to dance.  (After open weather you may look for snow!)  "How far is St. Helena from the Capes of Trafalgar?"  A longish way – a longish way, with ten years more to run.  It's South across the water underneath a setting star.  (What you cannot finish you must leave undone!)  "How fair is St. Helena from the Beresina ice?"  An ill way – a chill way – the ice begins to crack.  But not so far for gentlemen who never took advice.  (If you can't go forward you must e'en go back!)  "How far is St. Helena from the plains of Waterloo?"  A near way – a clear way – the ship will take you soon.  A pleasant place for gentlemen with little left to do.  (Morning never tries you till the afternoon!)  "How far from St. Helena to the gates of Heaven's grace?"  That no one knows – that no one knows and no one ever will.  So fold your hands across your heart and cover up your face,  And after all your traipsings, child, lie still!"

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