"The French forces were arrayed here. As you'll recall from our discussion of the Ulm Campaign over the appetizers, Napoleon had just captured a big chunk of the Austrian army and occupied the Austrian capital of Vienna, but he feigned confusion and weakness in his own ranks by intentionally evacuating the Pratzen heights"

*draws circle, labels it "PRATZEN"*

"Now here on the far right of the Allied lines, guarding the road to Olmutz, was a unit commanded by General Bagration. Remember that name, it's going to come up again later."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3881872&forum_id=2\u0026hid=",#35319341)

irl howled with laughter at this

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3881872&forum_id=2\u0026hid=",#35319353)

"So this piece of salami is Marshal Lannes."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3881872&forum_id=2\u0026hid=",#35319543)

*sticks toothpick into salami slice*

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"...so yeah, that's pretty much how the War of the Third Coalition ended, here in the heart of Bohemia. Waitress, Czech please? No pun intended."

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"So, uh, do you want to come back to my place and learn about the Treaty of Pressburg?"

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make it like that 2nd cousin & biglawyer in the bathtub poast

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3881872&forum_id=2\u0026hid=",#35319620)

But, to her surprise, there are two dudes in the apartment. It's mance rayder and bob woodward pu. And they're wearing britches.

"I think the best way to learn about the Treaty of Pressburg is to reenact the negotiations", Charles said. "I've invited my friends over to serve as the Austrian foreign minister Count von Cobenzl and Emperor Francis"

He then puts a three corner hat on his shocked date. "You will be playing Napoleon. Remember the crushing victory you just won, and consider what kind of concessions you can extract. If you need help, I will be role playing your foreign minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand but lets see how much you can do on your own"

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high school history class?

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Also General Bagration, as ARE Reptile pointed out, is famous because in WWII the Red Army named a major anti-Nazi operation for him. When CharlesXII tells his date to remember the name Bagration, he's setting up a storyarc where he keeps seeing this girl and keeps lecturing her on Russian military history until at least the Eastern Front of World War II

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He needed to take DC. The south controlling DC and setting their capital there would have changed the war completely and likely would have resulted in foreign intervention.

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The Russians were the first to learn this and make the most out of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3881872&forum_id=2\u0026hid=",#35320582)

"I know - he's so smart AND creative!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3881872&forum_id=2\u0026hid=",#35319703)

This is why I come here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3881872&forum_id=2\u0026hid=",#35320610)