NAPOLEONIC WARS

oil painting

80 x 60 cm

2018

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The Napoleonic Wars are a good example of the political impact of private institutions in matters of war. 

 

During the battles engaged by Napoleon against Great-Britain, one important factor that caused the British victory was the investment made by the Rothschild institutions, which enabled Great-Britain to regain power and defeat Napoleon.

 

Whether for a good cause or a bad cause, the power of the private sector to weigh in the balance, when it comes to the destiny of populations, gives pause.

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The shield is symbolic of the Rothschild insitutions - the German world "schild" stands for shield, while the red drop stands for the deaths engendered by the Napoleonic Wars and is a pun with the word "rot", meaning red.

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