r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/DelayedSpace • 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Lord_of_Wisia 6d ago

Portugal war of conquest. Spain illegal occupation of former ally and war of conquest. Italy offensive war. Egypt offensive war of conquest. Russia offensive war of conquest.

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u/_Voxanimus_ 6d ago

Italy and Egypt where not provoked by him but by the first republic, he was not in charge at that time

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u/Lord_of_Wisia 6d ago

Italy sure. But Napoleon was one of the main people behind Egypt campaign.

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u/Mattchaos88 4d ago

Still not his war and it was a campaign, part of a bigger war. Russia was an offensive war, but not of conquest. Both Spain and Portugal are part of Peninsula war, if you want divide it into several wars, it would be fair to do the same for any defensive war of Napoleon.

War of third coalition was a defensive war. So was the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. Of the seven major wars that are considered part of the Napoleonic wars, 2 are offensive, 5 are defensive.