I'm about 2/3 of the way through #WarAndPeace, just finished the section on the battle of #Borodino, and every once in a while during the battle scenes I have to pinch myself to remember the telegraph hadn't been invented yet. Maybe you could use semaphores or other signaling, but mostly if you wanted to send a message you'd actually have to get face-to-face.
#Tolstoy #History #HistoryOfTechnology #Telegraph

Twitter and the SMO imploding right now #borodino #dolchstosslegende

7 septembre 1812 - Bataille indécise à Borodino

Le 7 septembre 1812, sur les bords de la #Moskova, près du village de #Borodino, à 124 kilomètres de Moscou, la Grande Armée de #Napoléon 1er trouve en face d'elle l'armée russe au grand complet.

#histoire #1erempire

https://www.herodote.net/7_septembre_1812-evenement-18120907.php

https://framapiaf.org/media/-NsWo-2Dm0opIl7DGqc