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@TimeTravelTalks @LandOfHistory @Napoleonic_Imp @KaraDiDomizio @jessicabmanor @lelahistory @BodyCountPod @HeidiMalagisi1 @Bookish_Rachael @latelordchatham @PrincessBurton @HorrifyingHist1 @mynameispurpose @WondererHistory @HistoryFootnote We also have some incredible artwork:
Goya, Dos de Mayo (on the Spanish uprising which sparked the war) and El Tres de Mayo on the brutal French reprisals
#OnThisDay 4th May 1799 - The siege of Seringapatam comes to an end with British forces successfully storming the city. Tipu Sultan was killed in the fighting, having led from the front.
The British forces proceeded to plunder the city.
#OnThisDay 210 years ago, the Battle of Fuentes D'Oñoro began - a battle Wellington very nearly lost due to a blunder. Hear the full story, including the experiences of those in the thick of it at https://t.co/qACYN81yNk
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New Napoleonicist episode:
Ireland: A laboratory of empire?
Irish month kicks off on The Napoleonicist, with me speaking to Catriona Kennedy @YorkHistoryDept about the 1798 rebellion & whether Britain trialled methods of controlling the empire in Ireland.
https://t.co/6xnLEPR7hZ