Explanation: During the Wars of the Coalition of Napoleon’s era, Austria was one of France’s major enemies, supplying a large number of troops to each of the wars.
… Napoleon racked up some pretty high kill counts on the Austrians, who were largely poorly led and organized. But surely SOMEONE must defend ancient feudal rights against this upstart! Maybe the next batch of conscripted serfs will be more eager…
Explanation: During the Wars of the Coalition of Napoleon’s era, Austria was one of France’s major enemies, supplying a large number of troops to each of the wars.
… Napoleon racked up some pretty high kill counts on the Austrians, who were largely poorly led and organized. But surely SOMEONE must defend ancient feudal rights against this upstart! Maybe the next batch of conscripted serfs will be more eager…
Hey, they were also the first to defeat napoleon in a battle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aspern-Essling