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by ralfd 1156 days ago
Fun fact:

Emperor Napoleon III personally led the French army, but when he (and 100K men) were captured in the Battle of Sedan in 1870 it practically won Prussia the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sedan

> after news hit Paris of Emperor Napoleon's III capture, his wife said "why didn't he kill himself?"