Compared with his sickly brothers in the European royal family, Napoleon IV was neither demented nor insane, healthy and high-spirited. Theoretically, he is perfect, but unfortunately, he has caught up with the country. 15 years old, France and Prussia went to war. His father took him to confront Pu Jun in Saarbrü cken, which was quite a bit like a father and son, trying to reproduce the glory of his uncle Jena's battle. But why is Jena more and more like Waterloo? The French army has been defeated repeatedly, and Lao Tzu is also hanging a white flag in Sedang. Seeing that the country was in danger, Parisians were contemplating how to seize power while it was raining, so Queen Eugénie had to elope with Napoleon IV. As the daughter of Spain, the Queen couldn't believe and didn't want to believe the French, so she turned to American dentist Evans for help. Sure enough, they knew the loyal subjects, so Evans confiscated the registration fee and sent them to take refuge in Britain. In Kent, England, the old emperor was reunited with them, and then the family was quiet for a while. The old emperor's bladder stone was cured at this time, which was probably his only comfort before his death.
1873, Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte held a funeral in Yulong, and the important task of reviving the Bonaparte family naturally fell on the shoulders of IV. Probably because he estimated that it was unlikely that he could go straight to Paris with one blow after smuggling into Calais or Normandy, he had to join the British army as a sponsor to complete the great cause of rejuvenation.
Napoleon IV went to woolwich Royal Military Academy, the predecessor of Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, to receive artillery training (obviously inspired by his great-uncle). Out of respect for the Bonaparte family, his English classmates threw him into the pond. (Of course, the British are not much better for their prince. Now the Prince of Wales is bald. Charlie's experience at Gordon School, in his own words, is like "hell". ) His friend Louis Kono was loyal and jumped together, just like Miron blocked the shell for Napoleon and shared the embarrassment of IV.
However, just like Harry Potter, Napoleon IV is still recognized by his classmates for his beautiful fencing, equestrian and interesting British English. His only shortcoming is probably his "reactionary view of history". He was uncomfortable with Professor woolwich's views on the battles of Ginkul, Brenheim or Waterloo, so the history lesson would soon become a battlefield almost as dangerous as Ugumun.
Nevertheless, he is very popular in Britain, and the British royal family even intends to marry the little princess Beatrice to him. However, the name of an English prince or duke does not seem to be able to pull Napoleon IV's restless soul back from his dream of reviving the French Empire. The master of Bonaparte family is doomed to go to war, which seems to be a kind of fate (except Napoleon II, although he also wants to go). The opportunity has finally come. 1879 When the Zulu War broke out, Napoleon IV seemed to see the dawn. His English classmates all want to go to South Africa-it's a cost-effective and safe way to fight against blacks with spears! Napoleon IV is naturally not to be outdone. He pestered the Queen Mother Eugénie to put pressure on the Duke of Cambridge, commander-in-chief of the British army, to go to the front to kill the enemy. Queen Eugénie went to talk to Queen Victoria. The queen thinks Jianren has his own nature. How could an accident happen to a builder like Prince Napoleon? Besides, gilding the battlefield can increase the possibility of returning to France to regain power. In this way, won't my little daughter have to rely on her all her life? The Duke of Cambridge gave in, and he had to greet Lord Helmsford, the British commander in South Africa, and put Napoleon IV into his army.
Lord Ford was unlucky-in the recent battle of Ethan Delwana, the British army was completely annihilated in front of the roaring black armed forces, with more than 600 casualties/kloc-0. It's really completely discredited. Even the great mentor Engels hissed and laughed at the British army. In order to cope with the war, Ford urgently needed to revive the morale of the troops. The Duke of Cambridge told Ford some of Napoleon IV's personality characteristics, and the latter readily accepted the personnel transfer. In Ford's view, it would be great if an ambitious and enthusiastic Bonaparte adventurer was willing to come here to help.
The French are also very dissatisfied with their abandoned prince working for the British. Even in the eyes of the most radical pacifists, Napoleon IV is still the heir to the French throne, and he has no obligation to join the British army, let alone be sent to South Africa as an exile. Think about it, the noble prince Bonaparte should obey the humblest British sergeant. However, these objections and doubts failed to shake Napoleon IV's determination. He is a man who wants to do great things. It's a pity that the two good horses he brought from England died in Durban, which is really ominous. However, Napoleon IV bought some horses locally. Although the seller warned that his new horse was easy to have fun, Napoleon IV was obviously confident, and his riding was much better than that of his great-uncle.
Napoleon IV promptly reported to Lord Ford's personnel department. Ford didn't give him any title and told him to avoid taking on dangerous tasks as much as possible. Napoleon IV just dawdled in the army like a general princeling and became a military observer. However, Bonaparte did not attach importance to such a trivial matter as military observation. Napoleon IV seems to be born worthy of his great-uncle, at least in showing off. If Napoleon were still alive, he would hit his little nephew on the head with a scabbard and tell him not to use the battlefield as a stadium, but his little nephew wouldn't listen. Napoleon IV is dreaming now-since his great-great grandfather can wrap Ma Mruck in a headscarf at the northern end of this black continent, why not let the shirtless Zulu people at the other end of the continent who are easier to deal with practice?
Ford and Colonel Harris found a safe place for Napoleon IV. Colonel Harris is a quartermaster, responsible for the transportation of troops and doing some reconnaissance work. When Harris saw that Napoleon IV was coming, he had to find a nanny to take care of him. This nanny is Captain Jerry Brandon Kelly. Captain Kelly is a small officer with no ambition. His only advantage is that he can speak some French. He was a perfect match for the frivolous and romantic Napoleon IV, but no one expected anything at that time.
With the resumption of the British offensive, Napoleon IV's behavior became active. Ford allowed him to conduct reconnaissance patrols with the troops in Zululan. In an operation, Napoleon IV rushed in front of a group of people and chased a Zulu defeated soldier, just like hunting. As a result, although the men in black escaped, Napoleon IV was very proud: can he not be proud that the enemy was driven out by himself? He sang the songs of the French army loudly, and he was even more ecstatic when the British named the mountain where Zulu people fled as "Napoleon Mountain". However, Redfors-Buller, who directed the operation, thought the Frenchman was crazy. Buller himself is a big fool, but he is very accurate about Napoleon IV's recklessness. Under Buller's complaint, Ford ordered Colonel Harris to keep the prince in a tent until he was escorted by a "strong guard".
Napoleon IV was impatient when he found himself trapped and had to do some surveying and mapping. He always wanted to get excited, so he found an opportunity to suggest to Colonel Harris whether he could expand the area of map drawing. Harris took it for granted that there should be no Zulu people ten miles in front of the camp, so he agreed. It was also fate that Napoleon IV came here. In this operation, only seven guards, including Captain Kelly, were assigned to follow the prince. Is this what Ford called a "strong guard"? However, the prince was very happy with his dog and minion. He has no specific tasks and no clear goals. He's really free. On June 1879 and 1 day, Napoleon IV rode out of the camp and began his holiday. An officer shouted to him, "protect yourself and don't let others hit you!" " The prince replied, "oh, no, Kelly will take care of it." I will be fine. " Because Napoleon IV wanted to draw a map, all the patrols got off their horses at about noon. They noticed an abandoned Zulu town a mile or two ahead, and the prince wanted to search the hut and find some fuel to make a fire and coffee. Kelly became uneasy. He thought the town was murderous, surrounded by tall, thorny straw bags, and there was probably an ambush, but Napoleon IV thought it was purely groundless. He ordered the soldiers to ride in the direction of the town, followed by Kelly. When they entered the town, the prince also said how unnecessary Kelly's consideration was: only a few dogs were looking around the house, which was probably the so-called "enemy". All these people got off their horses and began to make coffee. No one thought of setting up a sentry. Maybe everyone wanted coffee at that time, so they didn't think of such insignificant details. This group of people are chatting and drinking in the enemy camp. Kelly and Napoleon IV are performing their best program: Arguing about the Napoleonic War. Two or three hours passed, and their horses were scattered around eating grass. Just then, an aboriginal reported that he saw a Zulu in a highland. Now Napoleon IV was in a hurry and sent people everywhere to get the horse back and prepare to ride it away. They always * * * spent 10 minutes looking for the horse, and were about to get on and escape. Suddenly there was a gunshot in the grass, and no less than 40 Zulu soldiers suddenly rushed over. This group of people are crying silly, and others can ride horses. But the good horse that Napoleon IV picked out in Africa was frightened by gunfire and Zulu ghost shield and kept jumping, so he couldn't ride. Suddenly, the horse began to gallop, and the prince grabbed the holster of the pistol hanging on the saddle. He was dragged out/kloc-more than 0/00 feet and held on to the holster until it broke and he was left under the horseshoe. By this time, his "powerful escort" had long since disappeared.
Napoleon IV struggled to his feet and about seven Zulu people rushed towards him. His only weapon is a revolver, but unfortunately, unlike the martyrs who killed countless enemies with pistols as machine guns in revolutionary historical movies, Napoleon IV only fired two shots with his pistol, and both of them were blocked by Zulu people with a bundle of things. A Zulu named Langa Labaere Le stabbed the prince in the thigh with a spear, and IV fell down. A Zulu named Zabinga rushed up and stabbed him in the shoulder. ...
Let's go back to those British people who have lost their souls. A few minutes after the accident, Kelly and the surviving Englishman saw the prince's horse running towards them, but no one rode on it. This proves that Napoleon IV is definitely hopeless. Kelly has become very contradictory now. Should she risk getting the prince's body back, or should she play dumb and walk away? He thought and thought, and soon returned to the camp. It's a pity that he met Buhler as soon as he came back, so he had to "confess and be lenient". Buller's reaction is expected:
"Where is the body?"
Kelly just pointed back absently.
"Where are your soldiers, sir?"
"Behind me."
"It's you who should be shot. I can shoot you myself!"
The shocking news soon spread throughout the camp. Lord Ford also fell. He buried his head between his arms and fell on the table. The next morning, the British army launched a large-scale search for the body of Napoleon IV. Ironically, Napoleon IV only followed seven people on patrol, but sent 1000 people to search for the body.
The body was found in the place where Napoleon IV fell-although it had been stripped, it was not destroyed, which was the custom of Zulu people. A wound on *** 17, all in the front. After finding the body, Ford's first reaction was to hold the highest-level funeral of the army immediately. Some officers insisted that Napoleon IV's body should be transported back to England to be buried with the late emperor, but it is not easy to preserve it in a hellhole like South Africa. The doctors tried their best to smear preservatives on the prince's body, then wrapped it in grass and sand and put it in a coffin. A month later, the body was transported back to England. When the coffin was opened to identify the body, poor Napoleon IV's face had rotted beyond recognition. Empress Dowager Cixi Eugénie endured grief and panic and asked American dentist Evans to continue the autopsy work instead of the fainted servant.
Then, the body was sent to the Queen Mother's residence in Kent and buried with Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte. It is estimated that about 40 thousand people came from London to attend the funeral of IV.
The remaining thing is to investigate the responsibility. It is said that the hapless Kelly may be promoted (I don't know if he meant to make fun of him), and then he was expelled from the army on charges of fleeing the battlefield. The only feature of this man in the whole incident is that he has no brain. Of course, compared with the victim, Kelly is still a little lucky.
1880, Queen Eugénie went to Zululan to pay her respects and made a special trip to the town where her son had an accident. The queen mother unexpectedly made a request: I want to meet the Zulu who killed her son. Because Ranga Rabel Le was killed in battle, she was introduced to Zabinga. Zabinga told the Empress Dowager that white people fought like lions. This is a good compliment. (Zabinga herself) The Queen Mother can probably soothe the bereavement.
By the way, it is said that the sword Napoleon used in Austerlitz was also seized by Zulu people in that conflict, but it has never been returned. Maybe Zulu people found this sword has aura and took it to "slash and burn". In the19th century, newly discovered asteroids were generally named after goddesses, but this No.45 asteroid was named after Eugénie, which was the first time that an asteroid was named purely by people. After Eugénie died, he found refuge.
1998, astronomers observed the Eugénie with the Hawaiian CFHT telescope and discovered its satellite, which was the first time that an asteroid satellite was photographed directly with a telescope.
This satellite is called Little Prince in memory of the only son born to Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte by Queen Eugenia. Its diameter is about 13km, and its orbit radius is 1 184km, which surrounds Eugénie for 4.766 days. Mother and son are finally reunited in the sky.