Napoleonic Wars

2 cards. Each one is a 40-second story with a five-minute read behind it.

1. The flag that inspired the national anthem was actually a smaller storm flagWhile the massive 30-by-42-foot garrison flag is the most famous, it wasn't the one that flew during the Battle of Baltimore. Instead, a more durable, smaller storm flag witnessed…
2. The soldier who held a Spanish dukedom and a British peerageBorn in Rome and trained at Oxford, Arthur Valerian Wellesley lived a life of immense transition. From fighting in the Middle East and Italy to commanding armored brigades, he nav…

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