Imagine: the great Napoleon, the conqueror of Europe, runs away from … the Horde of Rabbits! This curious story happened when the emperor decided to hunt, and instead of trophies received chaos. IA EAOMEDIA tells how the rabbits put Napoleon in an awkward position and what came of it.
Napoleon Bonaparte, the genius of strategy, in 1807 collided with an enemy whom he did not wait – rabbits. It was not a battle, but a comedy! The emperor asked to arrange a hunt for rest after signing the Tilsit world, but instead of easy fun, he received a real fiasco.
What happened? By order of Napoleon, his close, Louis-Aleksandr Bertier, gathered hundreds of rabbits for hunting-they were kept in cages by the field. But the rabbits were not wild – it turned out to be hand animals, accustomed to people and food. When the cells opened, instead of fleeing, rabbits rushed to the hunters, waiting for treats. Thousands of fluffy “fighters” surrounded Napoleon and his retinue.
The emperor tried to fight off with a cane, but the rabbits climbed on him, clung to his clothes and created chaos, so the hunt turned into a flight: Napoleon and his people retreated to the carriages, and the rabbits pursued them. Funny, but the fact: the great commander lost his fluffy horde. Historians clarify: there were about 3,000 rabbits, and their attack became a legend.
