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Frenetic_Platypus t1_iqw3j34 wrote

The best part is that he was elected by people who wanted to be allied to France while pretending to be sent directly by Napoleon, but then he immediately told him to go eat a bag of dicks and helped Russia defeat him.

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TheStrangestOfKings t1_iqwvp82 wrote

It does mention that he and Napoleon had a turbulent relationship. I imagine it didn’t take much in the way of convincing for him to turn on his former boss

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gwaydms t1_iqxw9p1 wrote

Napoleon tipped the balance by not trusting the Swedes, even under the man he had trusted so long.

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