2.1.14 Chapter Discussion (Spoilers up to 2.1.14)

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Discussion prompts:

1. "Ulm, Wagram, Jena, Friedland, died with them." These are some of Napoleon's greatest victories, and it seems that these victories are outweighed by Napoleon's great loss. Thoughts on this?
2. For the Hapgood readers out there, the last line is "Merde!" which means "Shit!" I love that. Thoughts?
3. Other points of discussion? Lines that stood out to you?

Final line:

Cambronne replied, “——.”

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