Shit Question: Really? I don't think so. Where did you get it from. Answer: Cambronne was just a junior officer during the Battle of Waterloo. French Victor Hugo described the Battle of Waterloo in "Les Misérables". Even though the outcome of the battle had been determined, Cambronne, a junior officer, still led his soldiers to guard the battle. The last square. Facing the British army's persuasion to surrender, Cambronne gave the most concise word "shit" that shocked the whole of Europe. With the bombardment of British artillery, the last French phalanx fell. Hugo wrote in the novel "Les Misérables": The winner of Waterloo was not Napoleon, nor the British commander Wellington. The winner of Waterloo was Cambronne. What he embodies is the integrity of a soldier, and he interprets the spirit of patriotism. It is indeed admirable. The Battle of Waterloo is coming to an end. At about eight o'clock that night, the fragmented and exhausted French army was retreating towards Charleroi. The three Guards battalions commanded by Cristini, Cambronne and Roquet respectively formed a square formation near A?-Sainte, with the Brussels road as a barrier on the right wing to resist the incoming enemy troops. Brunswick's lancers, dragoons and infantry pursued them closely, cutting them into several pieces, forcing them to retreat slowly towards Bell-Aliance. This devastated scene, as Henry Husay said, "is exactly the same as that of a wild boar being chased by a pack of hounds." Combrona, the commander of the second battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment, his face covered with sweat and covered with gunpowder smoke, rode his horse to the left and right on the position. He saw that there were not many soldiers left, and the enemy rushed up again. He couldn't help shouting... The question is what did he shout? Several detailed investigations were conducted, but nothing was found. Ampedocer said it best two thousand years ago: "Everything in the world is so mysterious that it is impossible for us to thoroughly investigate anything." Paris did not know about the disastrous defeat of Waterloo until the 21st. The Gazette published a supplement detailing the events of the war, but did not mention that sentence. The newspapers of the 22nd and 23rd did not mention it either. However, the "French News" on the 24th made a brief report in its social news column: "The battle at Mont-Saint-Jean was extremely fierce and unforgettable for a long time. The most outstanding example is the sacrificial spirit of the Praetorian Guards... several A British officer expressed deep admiration for their willingness to die, so he sent a representative to urge surrender... General Cambronne replied to the visitor: "The Praetorian Guards would rather die in battle than surrender." The source is based on the scene. Eyewitness accounts? It seems not. It was probably written by the imagination of the newspaper's editor, Lou Germont. However, this sentence was written with great weight, and newspapers rushed to reprint it. On June 28, Gala proposed in Parliament to collect the heroic deeds of the soldiers at the front, especially the famous saying: "I would rather die in battle than surrender." Penier, a former member of the National Convention, immediately stood up and seconded: "This sentence The words were spoken by General Cambronne, and he should not be left in obscurity." With his confirmation, this sentence was officially written into history. Since then, historians and biographers have quoted it one after another, without any doubt whether this sentence was indeed said by Cambroner. However, there are many people who have doubts about this. In 1818, on the occasion of the performance of Jouy's tragedy "Bailey Ser", this question was raised again. The royalist mouthpiece "Debate" was the first to make the accusation. On December 16 of that year, the newspaper published an article signed V: "...We have the duty to clarify the following facts here: the whole of Paris must already know, and General Cambronne himself admitted that that heroic sentence He said that he had read it in the newspaper, and he could not recall that he had ever said anything similar. Therefore, it was better to "return the property to its original owner", since this sentence was made by an editor of "Izvestia" after the fact. It was fabricated in three days and published in a prominent position in the newspaper. This honor should still be enjoyed by him - as for "Izvestia", its reputation for serving the army has been further confirmed. " The next day, "Izvestia" rebutted, but in fact it was a tacit admission. The newspaper wrote: "The significance of this sentence obviously does not lie in how it is said, but in the sentiment it expresses and the accompanying actions." The war of words continued for a few more days, and then gradually No one cares anymore. But Cambroner, a man who has always been upright and very frank, insisted that he had never said this. Is he doing this out of respect for the facts, or out of humility? He told Monis Duval, the prefect of Bas-Royal, "this sentence was neither uttered by him nor by the Praetorian Guards, although they all did so in action." He told Mani again Colonel Ang said that not only did he not say this, but he also did not hear it. Therefore, it must be one of his colleagues who said it, and he would like to know who this person is, so that he can get the credit he deserves. Is this man General Michel who died beside Cambronne? It seems that Napoleon thought he was the one who said this. However, the emperor was not present at the time, and the information he received about what happened on the battlefield after he left was obviously incomplete.

At any rate, it seems certain that Cambronne did not say this to the British. But many people did hear what he said. What on earth is going on? In 1862, a former bombardier of the Second Regiment of the Guards named Antoine Dro, who was the deputy mayor of Vic in the Northern Province, suddenly and solemnly ran to Mac Mahon's house in Lille. The headquarters, in the presence of the Northern Governor, a division commander and a colonel's staff, made the following statement to the marshal: "During the Battle of Waterloo, I was in the Guards square. Because of my height, I stood in the middle of the Guards square. The first row... the British artillery fire came at us like a mountain, and our counterattack became more and more weak. Later, the bombardment stopped for a while, and a British officer shouted to us: 'Grenadiers, you surrender. Go! ' General Cambronne immediately replied (my companions and I heard this clearly at the time): 'The Guards would rather die than surrender. 'Fight! ' The officer then ordered to attack. We fired. We huddled close to each other and fired back. At this time, the officer changed his tone and shouted to us: "Grenadiers, surrender, we will treat you well." The Praetorian Guards would rather die than surrender!" Cambrone replied loudly. All the soldiers also shouted. I clearly remember that there was another bombardment. We fought back in the same way. 'Surrender, grenadiers, surrender!' the British shouted again, waving their arms angrily and saying something. The shells hit and I fell in a pool of blood, so I couldn't hear these words..." The information he provided is of course extremely precious. After he finished speaking, he immediately signed the transcript, and everyone else present also signed. Just this year, another veteran also wrote a letter with a more positive tone to "Illustrated World": "...Survivors of the Battle of Waterloo know that those words were indeed said by General Cambroner Yes, there is absolutely no problem with this. When people write articles for newspapers, they should understand the situation clearly, at least from the relevant personnel. ——Jean Bordu, the gatekeeper of No. 54, Boulevard des Boulevards, and a former soldier of the Praetorian Guard. ." Although this letter does not provide details, it is also a valuable piece of circumstantial evidence that cannot be ignored. By 1877, a former military doctor of the 61st Regiment named Louis Maillet who lived in Angers also remembered this incident very clearly. He said: "I was present at the time. I testify that this sentence was shouted, and all the soldiers present also shouted it. I and others shouted: 'Long live Cambronne! The Praetorian Guards would rather fight. I will never surrender even if I die!'" Whose words can be trusted? Is it Cambroner, who denies it, or the eyewitness who comes forward to testify? I think, based on Machise's interesting research article, it can be assumed that Cambronne must have shouted to the enemy at that time, which was quickly drowned out by the sound of gunfire and shouting. Rougemont's majestic words were made up by his rich imagination. It should be said that on the battlefield of Waterloo, everyone's heart was full of this kind of "pride". Because of this, this sentence was quickly believed to be true. Follow-up: I was negligent! I'm watching "Les Misérables." The word Cambroner said is the word shit, and it's in the last paragraph of the fourteen paragraphs. I accidentally read it, which made me think about it for a long time.

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