Who wants to see Boney give the janissaries a whiff of grapeshot? Now that's what I call an Auspicious Incident.
But foreigners tended to rise through the ranks pretty quickly under the Ottoman system if they were good at what they did, and there were plenty of wars and rebellions in which Napoleon could make his name.
There is one or two years ago, I seen a documentary about general Dumas aired in France. This anecdot is also reported in this article : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Alexandre_Dumas.Do you happen to have a source for that? Not that I don't trust you but I couldn't find anything on the 'net.
There is one or two years ago, I seen a documentary about general Dumas aired in France. This anecdot is also reported in this article : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Alexandre_Dumas.