
Episode 21: Down and Out in Paris
The Age of Napoleon Podcast
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Introduction
Every week on the Pirate History Podcast, we examine what made these pirates sail the high seas in search of plunder and adventure. We left off last time in early 1795 when Napoleon was out of jail and back in uniform. The Jacobin faction had been toppled in the coup of nine Thermador the previous year. Many believed he did not deserve his rapid promotion to general.
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