Für ihre gezeigte Tapferkeit durfte die französische Garnison mit allen Kriegsehren abreisen, während die österreichischen Truppen respektvoll stramm standen, Huningue 1815 (Edouard Detaille)
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That little drummer kid has seen things.
Internet : „French are such cowards lol.“
History : *numerous iterations of the enemy recognizing their bravery*
August 26, 1815. General Barbanegre surrenders his garrison of 500 soldiers to the Austrian army of Archduke Johann (25,000) after a heroic defense of Huningue. Two months after Waterloo… (Edouard Detaille).
Nowadays most people only see a guard of honour on the football pitch, but it hearkens back to moments like this.
Gotta love Europeans. We may have fucked the 4 out of 5 continents in the past, but chivalry and manners have always been important for us