[LtWorf]

I wanted to watch it but seeing the "ice lake trap" in the trailer I figured I should read some reviews before going. And yeah it seems brit propaganda about napoleon rather than actual facts, at least according to what I read.

[hef19898]

The Brits are still but hurt by Napoleon. Despite having defeated him twice, and being allies with the French in two (!) world wars...

[randomcarbloke]

Why would it be Brit propaganda, we bested him...it would serve us better to paint him as the genius he was...

[dopidopHN]

Perfide Albion is gonna perfide Albion… muscle memory. It’s fine.

[LtWorf]

Irish famine… indian famine… british people are the kindest and gentlest of all :)

[randomcarbloke]

you've been reading too much propaganda, get off Reddit once in a while it'll do you some good ;)

[LtWorf]

Why doesn't the film mention the incoming german army at waterloo (from what I've read)?

[hef19898]

Arguably, I know more about WW1 and 2 than the Napoleanic wars. I always had the impression so, tgat Napoleon came incredibly close to winning at Waterloo. Two things, mainly, sealed his defeat: one of his Generals failure to pin, defeat of aggressivle pursue Blüchers Prussian army and said armies arrival at the Battle of Waterloo. And arrival Napoleon didn't exepect due to his generals "failure" mentioned above.

I am not sure how history would have gone had Napoleon won there: France was again confined to its orld borders, Napoleons alliances across Europe were history and Spain a lot stronger. All in all, pretty much the situation he found himself in before the first coalition. Or maybe the Prussians would again have fallen in line, Great Britain exited the war. Highly unlickely so, if you ask me.