The Duke of Wellington wouldn't have run.

[davywavy]

Resting from his labors after rearranging the geography of Europe in the aftermath of the Peace of Tilsit (July 7-9, 1807), Napoleon proposed that the Imperial Court engage in a rabbit hunt, entrusting the arrangements to his brilliant chief-of-staff, Alexandre Berthier.

Using all the energy and attention to detail with which he normally managed the Emperor’s campaigns, Berthier soon had everything in order. Leaving nothing to chance, Berthier even arranged to ensure the supply of rabbits, procuring almost a thousand rabbits so that the Emperor could hardly fail to bag a few on his day out.

On the appointed day, Berthier had the rabbits released in fields near Napoleon's residence and the Emperor strode out with his shotgun for his day of sport. However, Berthier had made a mistake. He had bought domesticated, farmed rabbits rather than wild ones, and the animals were used to being fed twice a day. As Napoleon approached he looked (to the rabbit mind) like a fellow bringing some lettuce and so, as one bunny, a thousand rabbits turned their beady glare and began to hop purposefully towards him.

It is said that the Marshalls of France had to beat the rabbits from Napoleon with horsewhips as he retreated to his carriage and safety.

Comments

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

The Duke of Wellington would have had rabbit pie for a week.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

The Duke of Wellington once bested Chuck Norris in a rabbit hunt.

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

I should have known that Chuck Norris would be able to roundhouse kick so fast that he travels back in time.

[mrmmarc.livejournal.com]

Only because Chuck Norris was feeling guilty for sleeping with the Duke's wife!

[lexx-uk.livejournal.com]

Not his daughters?

Or did the Chuckster go there too?

[twicedead.livejournal.com]

No, because they were actually Chuck Norris' daughters.

[lexx-uk.livejournal.com]

So where does the duel to the death with Rowin Atkinson Fit in?

[stars-en-bars.livejournal.com]

The French defeated by Bunnys :)

Now thats what I call funny.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Greetings Lj-stranger! Who are you?

[stars-en-bars.livejournal.com]

Greetings to you to davywavy.

I am an Lj "Virgin", in more than one way, who seems to have ended up her by mistake. I was looking for a friend, but I now think they are on space. Still seems to be a few good folks here, so I just may stay :)

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

Heh heh. Have linked to this, I hope you don't mind.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Mind? Never! My genius deserves recognition! :)

[raggedhalo.livejournal.com]

And Radio 4 will probably do it anyway...

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Listening to Radio 2 on a Saturday afternoon was always a good way of getting a potted 'best of David's LJ'.

[lexx-uk.livejournal.com]

I would place my objections to this anti-french statment, but having been attacked and chased by a rabbit I can empathise with the Emperors plight.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

I was once bitten by a rabbit, but as it waasn't a radioactive one I sadly did not gain strange, rabbit-like powers.

[lexx-uk.livejournal.com]

That explains alot about the Golden one though :0)

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Nah, he was once trapped in a malfunctioing teleporter with copy of this in his pocket:

[lexx-uk.livejournal.com]

*Laugh*

You may be right!

More likely..................

[lapinenoireuk.livejournal.com]

Ms Potter's "Fierce Bad Rabbit" {insane cackle}

[ditzy-pole.livejournal.com]

Aww, poor bunny... it must've been terrified!

[lexx-uk.livejournal.com]

Are you suggesting that the French scare bunnies?

NO!

[lapinenoireuk.livejournal.com]

We scare Frogs !!!!

Tremble oh Walloon !

Next time ....

[lapinenoireuk.livejournal.com]

we might catch you ...........now worry about that my franglaise pal !!!

[gwaunquest.livejournal.com]

They were not domesticated bunnies. They were pythonesque bunnies whith loong poynty teeth.

[applez.livejournal.com]

This sounds like a timewarp from Jimmy Carter's Killer Rabbit attack...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jimmy_Carter_and_Killer_Rabbit.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._presidential_faux-pas,_gaffes,_and_unfortunate_incidents#Jimmy_Carter

"During an 20 April 1979 fishing trip to Plains Georgia, Carter was attacked by a "killer rabbit" that had managed to penetrate Secret Service security and attempted to board the President's fishing boat. Carter fought off the attacker with a paddle and later ordered enlargements of a photograph made during the event to be enlarged to prove that it was a rabbit that had attacked him.[5]"

So near but but so damn far

[lapinenoireuk.livejournal.com]

Think of it ....

"so, as one bunny, a thousand rabbits turned their beady glare and began to hop purposefully towards him".

But for his thrice accursed flunkeys we'd have dragged down Napoleon hence bringing peace to the continent - result no Napoleonic wars, no Franco Prussian wars, probably no First or Second World Wars.

Effectively there would be Peace through Europe under the guiding paws of your Lapine overlords. A regime that would always "have your best interests at heart".

Alas the loss of a truly glorious age ! (laughs)

Anyhow Walloon - you're on hutch cleaning duty again ! (grin)