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In the Capitol of Scotta, Magdeburg, we will separate a Great Historical Event, the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte the I as Empereur des Francaise.

While we revile modern day France and abhor the stances she makes on everything essentially, we respect the dignity and power of one of the Greatest geniuses of all time, Napoleon I. Plus, Napoleon wasn't French, he was Corsican. He even once hated the French too before he found them useful. The France of then and now are differant places.

On 28 Floreal, An XII (May 18th, 1804) a declaration of Empire was made by the French Senate after a nationwide plebescite elected Napoleon to be the Emperor. Although it was not until Decembre 2nd that he was crowned, this is seen as the beginning of the Empire.

As the lessons of the Napoleonic Era have taught us much and have much yet to teach us, it is profitable at times to look back on them.

It is with this spirit that we will be holding an Imperial Ball in the Capitol of Greater Prussia, Magdeburg, Scotta.

It shall take place at the Imperial Palace and all in attendance are expected to be dressed in period attire.

A Grand Feast will be prepared by the finest chefs in all the Empire and the best wine and spirits made by the Greater Prussian Wine and Spirit's Company, based out of Reichskamphen, will be available.

We hope to see you there!

His Imperial Highness,
Viktor Leipzig I
Emperor of Greater Prussia and all the Greater Prussians

Wow...this is obviously a bad group on tonight...or I'm really lame to think anyone else but me would find it interesting. Bump regardless

he was a bloodthirsty power hungry greedy fellow. Sure he did some good things but the bad outweights the good and I'd say as a man I do not look up to him.

He hated and conquered (basically) the French bastards. He's a good man.

He's kind of here and there. His social reforms improved France, Germany and Italy, and those countries around there, no end. But the price in lives that he caused kind of negated most of that.....

I don't care how many he caused to die. He hated and counquered the French. He's a good man.

In the spirit of furthering our relations in these trying times, the Imperial Dominion would be honored to send a small delegation to this celebration, as a show of respect for the conquerors of old, and of course to our brothers in arms in Reichskamphen.

We certainly hope [along with our host, no doubt] that there is a good turnout. I heartily recommend that all Metus nations send a dignitary as well, in order to promote unity within our ranks.

--Jay Reaven

Unless something big comes up, the Czar himself will be attending the conqueror of the French, as he has a personal dislike for them


General [ret.] Franz von Papen
Foreign Minister
MIROD

Mr 47, President of Dontgonearthere, will gladly attend your Grand Feast, hes been looking to get out of the country for a while.
Dontgonearthere would like to provide some of our own fine foods, a number of fish dishes, as well as some very good fruit grown to perfect ripeness in our hydroponic orchards.
The Provincial Govoner of Al-Khali will also be attending with his retinue.

i think he was a genious, he conquered most of Europe, and he got farther into russia than hitler did more than one-hundred years earlyer (based on the facts, they both got to the same city, hitler was up agaisnt heavy resistance ,and was lmited to the outskirts, Napoleon made it inside the city, but it was burnt.) if not for his deafeat at waterloo, he probably would have ruled europe, if not the world, but he lost, and was exiled AGAIN (he was exiled once already to St. Elba island) to St. Helena, a small island in the middle of nowhere (its on the west coast of Africa), where he was then,in my opinion, poisoned by the british.
he had done much more, but it is getting late, and i must depart.

He was an miltary genius but western law is roman in nature and basis with germanic influences thrown into the mix. He was an interesting character but if the british and allies hadn't beaten at Waterloo someone else would have sooner or later. He would have at least met his limits in the Americas and Asia.

St. Helena is even farther off than that. It is almost in the middle of the Ocean...I don't know if it counts as near a coast. It is a prison if ever their were one.

I am unsure if he would have met his limits if he hadn't been defeated. I know that he wouldn't have been able to conquer the east unless he took a few years off to unite his homefront, consolidate his gains, bring profit and good life to Russia, and the rest of Europe. He could have then lead a pan European Army into the heart of the Middleast to either cut off the jewel of the British crown if they were still against him, or to avenge Egypt and the men lost there. He could have brought the Islamists to their knees.

I think the Americas would have been tough, and I doubt he woudl have tried, thats why he sold the Louisiana purchase to us. He may have moved into the islands or something, he woudl have succeeded there unless the British were against him because his Navy was never that good due to the reign of terror that came before him.

King John II of Matich will be attending. We also like anyone who hates and conquers the French.

King John II of Matich will be attending. We also like anyone who hates and conquers the French.

YAY!!

High Emperor Jorma I of Luxembourgistan would be honored to attend this event.

I think the Americas would have been tough, and I doubt he woudl have tried, thats why he sold the Louisiana purchase to us. He may have moved into the islands or something, he woudl have succeeded there unless the British were against him because his Navy was never that good due to the reign of terror that came before him.

OOC: I read in "What If 2" (a counterfactual history book) that he would have succeeded, since America could not have put up much of a defence.

OOC:Maybe not with the regular miltary might not off but he would have ended fighting guerrilla bands and small armies all over the place then theres the rest of the Americas. It would have been more of an fight than it would have been worth.