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Reprise des Drapeaux à Inspruck, France.

When Napoleon entered the Austrian  cities he took possession of any French flags captured by the Austrians and returned them to Paris. Flags were a highly symbolic measure of a fighting unit's bravery and to lose one was dishonorable.
Reprise des Drapeaux à Inspruck, France. When Napoleon entered the Austrian cities he took possession of any French flags captured by the Austrians and returned them to Paris. Flags were a highly symbolic measure of a fighting unit's bravery and to lose one was dishonorable.
Europe
Exonumia Europe
1805