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THE FIRST TEN POST-WAR OLYMPICS

1944: London (Most gold medals - Germany) [1]

1948: Ottawa (Most Gold Medals - America) [2]

1952: Tehran (Most Gold Medals - America) [3]

1956: Rio de Janeiro (Most Gold Medals - America) [4]

1960: Tokyo (Most Gold Medals - China) [5]

1964: Dublin (Most Gold Medals - Japan) [6]

1966: Cancelled in the aftermath of the Ingolstadt Incident [7]

1970: Cape Town (Most Gold Medals - America) [8]

1974: Athens (Most Gold Medals - China) [9]

1978: Los Angeles (Most Medals - America) [10]

[1] Extremely controversial choice, to show (West and Central) Europe were "back to normal" - large parts of London remained in ruins or under slow reconstruction, with resources sent to Speer's olympiad stadiums. Boycotted by the USA and the ex-Dominions.

[2] Showcasing the strength of the Coldwell-Taylor American Partnership these games were often called the ‘Anti-Fascist’ Games due to there strong promotion of Social Democratic values and Diversity (despite anger from the more Conservative politicians in those countries). Boycotted by the GGR, Italy and members of the Fascist alliance.

[3] Chosen due to Iran's neutrality, to prevent the Olympics becoming a United Nations/Axis bunfight. Huge patriotic event for the locals. Heads rolled in Germany after it was beaten in gold by the 'mongrel' Americans and Japan and 'Georgist' South Africa.

[4] Nearly postponed due to the ongoing Third World War, brought back to demonstrate the resilience of the North Pacific Nuclear Treaty Organization (commonly referred to as the Seoul Pact) in the face of fascist terror and the “Kubitschek Boom” going on in Brazil. Widely remembered as the Olympics where Berlin fell to Seoul Pact forces just hours before the Opening Ceremonies began.

[5] Referred to as the ‘Asian Hour’ or the ‘Golden Games’ this game was a showcase for Japan and America to showcase the possible future for the slowly rebuilding former Fascist Powers with Prime Minister Inejiro Asanuma declaring this to be ‘A victory in the fight for social justice and democracy’. Nationalist China would slightly ruin this view but it would showcase the shift in power as America focused more on Europe. First games in which the Republic of Italy was participated in.

[6] Ireland had extended a lot of political capital on keeping the Olympic bid after the state went communist, planning to use this to show the world how it was a stable, functioning government. China boycotted, allowing Japan to narrowly gain the most golds over America.

[7] Despite reassurances from the German Authorities , which famously carted Werner Heisenberg from city to city, paper to paper, extolling the safety of Germany’s Reactors and downplaying the severity of what had happened at Ingolstadt, by May the governments of Europe could no longer ignore the effects of the disaster or the readings, even if the prospect of a Year Without Summer was avoided thanks to international aid.

[8] The first Olympics with German non-attendance for a non-boycott reason, the atmosphere was surprisingly positive despite the absence of most European teams. With Suzman eager to demonstrate the prosperity and forward outlook of the nation, elaborate ceremonies and colourful facilities abounded. Combined with a return to form for the American team, and it's easy to see why many remember these Olympics positively.

[9] "The Olympics Come Home" was the marketing for this event, and a lot of behind-the-scenes schmoozing and outright bribery was committed to convince various international companies that the Hellenic People's Republic was 'open for business' after decades of fascist oppression, civil war, and conflict with Turkey (who boycotted). The opening ceremony of everyone in 'Ancient Greek' dress is famous.

[10] Called the "Little Olympics" and the "Rump Olympics" due to low attendance, as diplomatic tensions between the Wallace Administration and the governments of the then nascent African Union over America's then ongoing Civil Rights problem, Western Europe over Secretary of State Jackson's "Iron Wall" speech, and Japan over the Okinawa Bases Dispute led to an unprecedented number of boycotts.




Marshals of the Empire (Maréchal d'Empire)


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1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

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1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

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1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

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Marshals of the Empire (Maréchal d'Empire)



1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Galway. Perhaps Talleyrand flipped sides more often, but no one did it more spectacularly than Wellesley. He fought for the Company against the French and Mysoreans; for the British against the United Irishmen and French Republicans; with the British and United Irishmen against the Kingdom of Ireland; for Parliament against the Augustans; and eventually for the Kingdom of Ireland and the French Empire against the Last Coalition. Ireland's independence was not secured by three foreign expeditions or a patriotic uprising, but by an impeccably conservative aristocrat eventually deciding his class could better preserve what was their's by wrapping themselves in le tricolore, to the general embarrassment of later propagandists.

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Marshals of the Empire (Maréchal d'Empire)



1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Galway. Perhaps Talleyrand flipped sides more often, but no one did it more spectacularly than Wellesley. He fought for the Company against the French and Mysoreans; for the British against the United Irishmen and French Republicans; with the British and United Irishmen against the Kingdom of Ireland; for Parliament against the Augustans; and eventually for the Kingdom of Ireland and the French Empire against the Last Coalition. Ireland's independence was not secured by three foreign expeditions or a patriotic uprising, but by an impeccably conservative aristocrat eventually deciding his class could better preserve what was their's by wrapping themselves in le tricolore, to the general embarrassment of later propagandists.

5. Muhammed Sultan Sahib, Shareef of Mysore, Duke of Alexandria. One of multiple sons of Napoleon's ally Tipu Sultan, he sought his fortune in the French Empire's forces and went up the ranks in numerous battles to hold onto French Egypt before the Treaty of the Nile. Contemporary propaganda presented him as an inscrutable foreign warrior, someone for enemies to fear, while contemporary primary sources show him as merely a competent officer, often nervous and unsure with French norms. He was made Marshal in large part as a propaganda exercise, to show how anyone in the Empire could reach its heights as long as they became French enough.

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Marshals of the Empire (Maréchal d'Empire)



1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Galway. Perhaps Talleyrand flipped sides more often, but no one did it more spectacularly than Wellesley. He fought for the Company against the French and Mysoreans; for the British against the United Irishmen and French Republicans; with the British and United Irishmen against the Kingdom of Ireland; for Parliament against the Augustans; and eventually for the Kingdom of Ireland and the French Empire against the Last Coalition. Ireland's independence was not secured by three foreign expeditions or a patriotic uprising, but by an impeccably conservative aristocrat eventually deciding his class could better preserve what was their's by wrapping themselves in le tricolore, to the general embarrassment of later propagandists.

5. Muhammed Sultan Sahib, Shareef of Mysore, Duke of Alexandria. One of multiple sons of Napoleon's ally Tipu Sultan, he sought his fortune in the French Empire's forces and went up the ranks in numerous battles to hold onto French Egypt before the Treaty of the Nile. Contemporary propaganda presented him as an inscrutable foreign warrior, someone for enemies to fear, while contemporary primary sources show him as merely a competent officer, often nervous and unsure with French norms. He was made Marshal in large part as a propaganda exercise, to show how anyone in the Empire could reach its heights as long as they became French enough.

6. Jean Lannes. Duke of Montebello, Prince of Masuria, King of the Italians. The most daring and talented of the Imperial Marshals, as seen in his actions at Saalfeld, Jena and Bautzen, he was a member of the short-lived First Triumvirate that oversaw the Regency of Napoleon II, a role which would make him a suspect to some in the deaths of Fouché and Talleyrand, as well as the fall of Prince Lucien. Was later offered the crown of Italy at the Partitions of Weimar.


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1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Galway. Perhaps Talleyrand flipped sides more often, but no one did it more spectacularly than Wellesley. He fought for the Company against the French and Mysoreans; for the British against the United Irishmen and French Republicans; with the British and United Irishmen against the Kingdom of Ireland; for Parliament against the Augustans; and eventually for the Kingdom of Ireland and the French Empire against the Last Coalition. Ireland's independence was not secured by three foreign expeditions or a patriotic uprising, but by an impeccably conservative aristocrat eventually deciding his class could better preserve what was their's by wrapping themselves in le tricolore, to the general embarrassment of later propagandists.

5. Muhammed Sultan Sahib, Shareef of Mysore, Duke of Alexandria. One of multiple sons of Napoleon's ally Tipu Sultan, he sought his fortune in the French Empire's forces and went up the ranks in numerous battles to hold onto French Egypt before the Treaty of the Nile. Contemporary propaganda presented him as an inscrutable foreign warrior, someone for enemies to fear, while contemporary primary sources show him as merely a competent officer, often nervous and unsure with French norms. He was made Marshal in large part as a propaganda exercise, to show how anyone in the Empire could reach its heights as long as they became French enough.

6. Jean Lannes. Duke of Montebello, Prince of Masuria, King of the Italians. The most daring and talented of the Imperial Marshals, as seen in his actions at Saalfeld, Jena and Bautzen, he was a member of the short-lived First Triumvirate that oversaw the Regency of Napoleon II, a role which would make him a suspect to some in the deaths of Fouché and Talleyrand, as well as the fall of Prince Lucien. Was later offered the crown of Italy at the Partitions of Weimar.


7. Jean Bernadotte, Prince of Pontecorvo One of Napoleon’s most trusted generals, Bernadotte made his name in the famous Battle of Austerlitz. He, however, retired after the ascension of Napoleon II, as he believed that the first Napoleon should be the one and only emperor of France and the nation should be returned to a republic. Wisely, he kept this sentiment private, and it was only in 1884 that his secret diehard republicanism was unveiled with the publishing of his journals.

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Marshals of the Empire (Maréchal d'Empire)


1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Galway. Perhaps Talleyrand flipped sides more often, but no one did it more spectacularly than Wellesley. He fought for the Company against the French and Mysoreans; for the British against the United Irishmen and French Republicans; with the British and United Irishmen against the Kingdom of Ireland; for Parliament against the Augustans; and eventually for the Kingdom of Ireland and the French Empire against the Last Coalition. Ireland's independence was not secured by three foreign expeditions or a patriotic uprising, but by an impeccably conservative aristocrat eventually deciding his class could better preserve what was their's by wrapping themselves in le tricolore, to the general embarrassment of later propagandists.

5. Muhammed Sultan Sahib, Shareef of Mysore, Duke of Alexandria. One of multiple sons of Napoleon's ally Tipu Sultan, he sought his fortune in the French Empire's forces and went up the ranks in numerous battles to hold onto French Egypt before the Treaty of the Nile. Contemporary propaganda presented him as an inscrutable foreign warrior, someone for enemies to fear, while contemporary primary sources show him as merely a competent officer, often nervous and unsure with French norms. He was made Marshal in large part as a propaganda exercise, to show how anyone in the Empire could reach its heights as long as they became French enough.

6. Jean Lannes. Duke of Montebello, Prince of Masuria, King of the Italians. The most daring and talented of the Imperial Marshals, as seen in his actions at Saalfeld, Jena and Bautzen, he was a member of the short-lived First Triumvirate that oversaw the Regency of Napoleon II, a role which would make him a suspect to some in the deaths of Fouché and Talleyrand, as well as the fall of Prince Lucien. Was later offered the crown of Italy at the Partitions of Weimar.

7. Jean Bernadotte, Prince of Pontecorvo One of Napoleon’s most trusted generals, Bernadotte made his name in the famous Battle of Austerlitz. He, however, retired after the ascension of Napoleon II, as he believed that the first Napoleon should be the one and only emperor of France and the nation should be returned to a republic. Wisely, he kept this sentiment private, and it was only in 1884 that his secret diehard republicanism was unveiled with the publishing of his journals.

8. Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, Grand Commander of the Order of Saint Casimir. A Polish former adventurer who joined the French army, Włodzimierz was appointed by the young emperor largely due to his impressive defence of Fort Brochet in French Libya being in the news at the time. While reasonably popular, he was certainly not a military leader in the calibre of Wellesley, Hoche, or Lannes, and is largely remembered for retiring to take up his place at the head of one of Napoleon II's new knightly orders--another example of the young emperor's chivalric romanticism.

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Marshals of the Empire (Maréchal d'Empire)


1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Galway. Perhaps Talleyrand flipped sides more often, but no one did it more spectacularly than Wellesley. He fought for the Company against the French and Mysoreans; for the British against the United Irishmen and French Republicans; with the British and United Irishmen against the Kingdom of Ireland; for Parliament against the Augustans; and eventually for the Kingdom of Ireland and the French Empire against the Last Coalition. Ireland's independence was not secured by three foreign expeditions or a patriotic uprising, but by an impeccably conservative aristocrat eventually deciding his class could better preserve what was their's by wrapping themselves in le tricolore, to the general embarrassment of later propagandists.

5. Muhammed Sultan Sahib, Shareef of Mysore, Duke of Alexandria. One of multiple sons of Napoleon's ally Tipu Sultan, he sought his fortune in the French Empire's forces and went up the ranks in numerous battles to hold onto French Egypt before the Treaty of the Nile. Contemporary propaganda presented him as an inscrutable foreign warrior, someone for enemies to fear, while contemporary primary sources show him as merely a competent officer, often nervous and unsure with French norms. He was made Marshal in large part as a propaganda exercise, to show how anyone in the Empire could reach its heights as long as they became French enough.

6. Jean Lannes. Duke of Montebello, Prince of Masuria, King of the Italians. The most daring and talented of the Imperial Marshals, as seen in his actions at Saalfeld, Jena and Bautzen, he was a member of the short-lived First Triumvirate that oversaw the Regency of Napoleon II, a role which would make him a suspect to some in the deaths of Fouché and Talleyrand, as well as the fall of Prince Lucien. Was later offered the crown of Italy at the Partitions of Weimar.

7. Jean Bernadotte, Prince of Pontecorvo One of Napoleon’s most trusted generals, Bernadotte made his name in the famous Battle of Austerlitz. He, however, retired after the ascension of Napoleon II, as he believed that the first Napoleon should be the one and only emperor of France and the nation should be returned to a republic. Wisely, he kept this sentiment private, and it was only in 1884 that his secret diehard republicanism was unveiled with the publishing of his journals.

8. Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, Grand Commander of the Order of Saint Casimir. A Polish former adventurer who joined the French army, Włodzimierz was appointed by the young emperor largely due to his impressive defence of Fort Brochet in French Libya being in the news at the time. While reasonably popular, he was certainly not a military leader in the calibre of Wellesley, Hoche, or Lannes, and is largely remembered for retiring to take up his place at the head of one of Napoleon II's new knightly orders--another example of the young emperor's chivalric romanticism.

9. Michel Ney, Former Duke of Elchingen, Stripped of his honours, Damnatio memoriae. The traitor Marshall, included here only for completeness. One of Napoleon I's most trusted Generals he shocked France when he was discovered to be leading the Nantes conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon II and return to the Republic. His quixotic attempt to seize the Emperor at his summer residence at Bordeaux ended in farce when his conspiracy was betrayed by the Duke of Stralsund, but not before his assault had resulted in the death of Marie Louise Duchess of Parma. Upon the realization of his failure and the death of an innocent woman Ney rode towards the Emperor's guards, seeking the bullet. This he received and his body was buried in an unmarked grave, his memory damned by all.

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1. Lazare Hoche, Duke of Wicklow, Prince of Alsace. One of the Empire's most famous and infamous revolutionary heroes, his ill-fated command of the Irish Expedition paled in the shadow of the Egyptian Campaign, yet it made him a hero and household name for Irish Patriots for 200 years, just as his role at the Battles of Marienbad and the Volturno elevated to the highest dignity of the Empire, and his downfall in 1811 created the figure of Hoche, the fallen hero and French Pompey.

2. Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Duke of Valangin, Prince of Neuchâtel. One of Napoleon's great allies and chief of staff, serving in Italy, Egypt, Austria, and Russia. He served as Marshal while helping grind the Sixth Coalition forces to a bloody halt when they attempted to exploit France's exhaustion after the stalemate in Russia; his litany of tactical victories and his "heroic" death at the Battle of Waterloo were touted in propaganda, to distract from how the Empire had been weakened and technically lost.

3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Duke of Berwick, Prince of Toledo (AKA James VIII of Ireland). A Spanish aristocrat in military training in France, Jacobo got caught up in circumstance and joined the Revolution in its early days eventually having to fight against his own country to prevent execution. After the Republic's peace with Spain, he served with the Spanish army and became France's ambassador. He continued under Napoleon, and secured the occupation of Madrid in 1808 with capture of the Spanish king. He remained in Iberia, later tasked with a second invasion of Portugal, though Napoleon offered him crown of Ireland after the Cardinal Duke of York refused when the Second Irish Expedition looked like it might succeed. He was killed by Spanish guerrillas while trying to surrender after the Battle of Vittoria.

4. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Galway. Perhaps Talleyrand flipped sides more often, but no one did it more spectacularly than Wellesley. He fought for the Company against the French and Mysoreans; for the British against the United Irishmen and French Republicans; with the British and United Irishmen against the Kingdom of Ireland; for Parliament against the Augustans; and eventually for the Kingdom of Ireland and the French Empire against the Last Coalition. Ireland's independence was not secured by three foreign expeditions or a patriotic uprising, but by an impeccably conservative aristocrat eventually deciding his class could better preserve what was their's by wrapping themselves in le tricolore, to the general embarrassment of later propagandists.

5. Muhammed Sultan Sahib, Shareef of Mysore, Duke of Alexandria. One of multiple sons of Napoleon's ally Tipu Sultan, he sought his fortune in the French Empire's forces and went up the ranks in numerous battles to hold onto French Egypt before the Treaty of the Nile. Contemporary propaganda presented him as an inscrutable foreign warrior, someone for enemies to fear, while contemporary primary sources show him as merely a competent officer, often nervous and unsure with French norms. He was made Marshal in large part as a propaganda exercise, to show how anyone in the Empire could reach its heights as long as they became French enough.

6. Jean Lannes. Duke of Montebello, Prince of Masuria, King of the Italians. The most daring and talented of the Imperial Marshals, as seen in his actions at Saalfeld, Jena and Bautzen, he was a member of the short-lived First Triumvirate that oversaw the Regency of Napoleon II, a role which would make him a suspect to some in the deaths of Fouché and Talleyrand, as well as the fall of Prince Lucien. Was later offered the crown of Italy at the Partitions of Weimar.

7. Jean Bernadotte, Prince of Pontecorvo One of Napoleon’s most trusted generals, Bernadotte made his name in the famous Battle of Austerlitz. He, however, retired after the ascension of Napoleon II, as he believed that the first Napoleon should be the one and only emperor of France and the nation should be returned to a republic. Wisely, he kept this sentiment private, and it was only in 1884 that his secret diehard republicanism was unveiled with the publishing of his journals.

8. Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, Grand Commander of the Order of Saint Casimir. A Polish former adventurer who joined the French army, Włodzimierz was appointed by the young emperor largely due to his impressive defence of Fort Brochet in French Libya being in the news at the time. While reasonably popular, he was certainly not a military leader in the calibre of Wellesley, Hoche, or Lannes, and is largely remembered for retiring to take up his place at the head of one of Napoleon II's new knightly orders--another example of the young emperor's chivalric romanticism.

9. Michel Ney, Former Duke of Elchingen, Stripped of his honours, Damnatio memoriae. The traitor Marshall, included here only for completeness. One of Napoleon I's most trusted Generals he shocked France when he was discovered to be leading the Nantes conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon II and return to the Republic. His quixotic attempt to seize the Emperor at his summer residence at Bordeaux ended in farce when his conspiracy was betrayed by the Duke of Stralsund, but not before his assault had resulted in the death of Marie Louise Duchess of Parma. Upon the realization of his failure and the death of an innocent woman Ney rode towards the Emperor's guards, seeking the bullet. This he received and his body was buried in an unmarked grave, his memory damned by all.

10. Claude-Frédéric Bastiat, Duke of Tahiti: An academic with a keen interest in economics, Bastiat was swept up in the chivalric ideals of Napoleon II and became a soldier and overseer in the overseas colonies; most famously, he firmly established French rule over Tahiti and organised it into a model colony, example for later actions. For this reason, he is extremely controversial outside of France, remembered for a legacy of colonial violence and "reforms"; inside France, he is remembered more his economic ideals and reforms of the army at home he did as Marshal. Ironically, his 'rationalisation' of the forces led to the Marshal rank being ended by Empress Louise I, someone far less interested in chivalric airs than her father.


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Six Anime Dubs We Can't Believe They Did

1) The Digimon Adventures: A lucky break by UK distributor Manga Entertainment - rumour has it that it came from executives drinking in, ahem, the less upmarket clubs in Tokyo - saw them rush in with an offer while Digimon Adventure was still in production, giving them the best competitor to Pokemon for a song. And so the sweary adult dubbers did a show for kiddies. While the scripts were largely faithful to the original Japanese, the dub gave the characters a vast array of stereotyped accents from across the isles (we will never know if Yamato calls it Derry or Londonderry)... as well as making Tai and Hikari American, very very American, and several Digimon Australian for sales. And try paying attention to the whacky cartoon gags when Terence "Demon Headmaster" Hardiman is growling out Myotismon's lines...

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Six Anime Dubs We Can't Believe They Did

1) The Digimon Adventures: A lucky break by UK distributor Manga Entertainment - rumour has it that it came from executives drinking in, ahem, the less upmarket clubs in Tokyo - saw them rush in with an offer while Digimon Adventure was still in production, giving them the best competitor to Pokemon for a song. And so the sweary adult dubbers did a show for kiddies. While the scripts were largely faithful to the original Japanese, the dub gave the characters a vast array of stereotyped accents from across the isles (we will never know if Yamato calls it Derry or Londonderry)... as well as making Tai and Hikari American, very very American, and several Digimon Australian for sales. And try paying attention to the whacky cartoon gags when Terence "Demon Headmaster" Hardiman is growling out Myotismon's lines...

2) Lum the Invader Girl: Starting as a joke dub for a few episodes of Urusei Yatsura on a BBC 3 special,its popularity made the BBC consider and eventually release a dub for all the episodes,becoming a hit and one of the few popular programs on BBC 3.Fans of Urusei Yatsura are...slightly split on the matter of the dub,to put it nicely.On one hand,beyond the characters and some plot points it doesn’t have anything to do with the original source material and it led to the much reviled dubs of other animes based on the works Rumiko Takahashi and Matt Lucas becoming a household name (unfortunately).On the other hand,it is as funny as the source material,a lot of jokes have actually aged quite well in the view of many,and Harry Enfield does a genuinely good job as Shutaro Mendou,portraying as the vain,narcissistic and megalomaniac authoritarian that we know and love (to hate) and proving a great imitation of Oswald Mosley’s voice for comedic effect.Most agree however that it was one of the more bizzare dubs coming from Britain,especially in the 2000’s.

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Six Anime Dubs We Can't Believe They Did

1) The Digimon Adventures: A lucky break by UK distributor Manga Entertainment - rumour has it that it came from executives drinking in, ahem, the less upmarket clubs in Tokyo - saw them rush in with an offer while Digimon Adventure was still in production, giving them the best competitor to Pokemon for a song. And so the sweary adult dubbers did a show for kiddies. While the scripts were largely faithful to the original Japanese, the dub gave the characters a vast array of stereotyped accents from across the isles (we will never know if Yamato calls it Derry or Londonderry)... as well as making Tai and Hikari American, very very American, and several Digimon Australian for sales. And try paying attention to the whacky cartoon gags when Terence "Demon Headmaster" Hardiman is growling out Myotismon's lines...

2) Lum the Invader Girl: Starting as a joke dub for a few episodes of Urusei Yatsura on a BBC 3 special,its popularity made the BBC consider and eventually release a dub for all the episodes,becoming a hit and one of the few popular programs on BBC 3.Fans of Urusei Yatsura are...slightly split on the matter of the dub,to put it nicely.On one hand,beyond the characters and some plot points it doesn’t have anything to do with the original source material and it led to the much reviled dubs of other animes based on the works Rumiko Takahashi and Matt Lucas becoming a household name (unfortunately).On the other hand,it is as funny as the source material,a lot of jokes have actually aged quite well in the view of many,and Harry Enfield does a genuinely good job as Shutaro Mendou,portraying as the vain,narcissistic and megalomaniac authoritarian that we know and love (to hate) and proving a great imitation of Oswald Mosley’s voice for comedic effect.Most agree however that it was one of the more bizzare dubs coming from Britain,especially in the 2000’s.

3) Cowboy Bebop: Whilst Funimation was buying the rights to Cowboy Bebop, someone at Channel 4 hastily bought the rights to the show to fill in the post watershed block. The British dub would get mixed reviews, sure getting Sean Pertwee to voice Spike was an interesting choice but Peter Marinker as Jet Black brought back many a memory to a Manga Entertainment Fan. Probably the most celebrated was probably Charlotte Coleman as Ed with her putting the zany energy needed for the character leading to even greater shock at her early death that same year. The British dub would gain it’s fans leading to many arguments over which is better on the internet for many a year.

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Six Anime Dubs We Can't Believe They Did

1) The Digimon Adventures: A lucky break by UK distributor Manga Entertainment - rumour has it that it came from executives drinking in, ahem, the less upmarket clubs in Tokyo - saw them rush in with an offer while Digimon Adventure was still in production, giving them the best competitor to Pokemon for a song. And so the sweary adult dubbers did a show for kiddies. While the scripts were largely faithful to the original Japanese, the dub gave the characters a vast array of stereotyped accents from across the isles (we will never know if Yamato calls it Derry or Londonderry)... as well as making Tai and Hikari American, very very American, and several Digimon Australian for sales. And try paying attention to the whacky cartoon gags when Terence "Demon Headmaster" Hardiman is growling out Myotismon's lines...

2) Lum the Invader Girl: Starting as a joke dub for a few episodes of Urusei Yatsura on a BBC 3 special,its popularity made the BBC consider and eventually release a dub for all the episodes,becoming a hit and one of the few popular programs on BBC 3.Fans of Urusei Yatsura are...slightly split on the matter of the dub,to put it nicely.On one hand,beyond the characters and some plot points it doesn’t have anything to do with the original source material and it led to the much reviled dubs of other animes based on the works Rumiko Takahashi and Matt Lucas becoming a household name (unfortunately).On the other hand,it is as funny as the source material,a lot of jokes have actually aged quite well in the view of many,and Harry Enfield does a genuinely good job as Shutaro Mendou,portraying as the vain,narcissistic and megalomaniac authoritarian that we know and love (to hate) and proving a great imitation of Oswald Mosley’s voice for comedic effect.Most agree however that it was one of the more bizzare dubs coming from Britain,especially in the 2000’s.

3) Cowboy Bebop: Whilst Funimation was buying the rights to Cowboy Bebop, someone at Channel 4 hastily bought the rights to the show to fill in the post watershed block. The British dub would get mixed reviews, sure getting Sean Pertwee to voice Spike was an interesting choice but Peter Marinker as Jet Black brought back many a memory to a Manga Entertainment Fan. Probably the most celebrated was probably Charlotte Coleman as Ed with her putting the zany energy needed for the character leading to even greater shock at her early death that same year. The British dub would gain it’s fans leading to many arguments over which is better on the internet for many a year.

4) Transformers: Generation 2: In order to boost the sales of their Generation 2 rereleases, Hasbro had repackaged episodes of the original 1984 cartoon - and a decision to repackage some of the mid-80s toys meant Hasbro wanted them in the cartoon too. But the only place they'd appeared in cartoon form was in Japan. So eighteen episodes of the Headmasters and Masterforce animes were dubbed by a collection of returning voice actors and new ones, the plots drastically rewritten so these were stories happening in the same continuity as the G1 repeats and concurrently with each other, and to get around the 'Optimus Prime' of Masterforce being a human called Ginrai who pilots a Prime suit, the show claimed Optimus had created a human disguise to walk around undetected by enemies. Add in footage of Megatron on TV screens to imply he was a distant boss for the Decepticon toys and it was a glorious, glorious mess.

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