The year of '93 saw Louis' death
By guillotine in cold January
Marie Antoinette breathed her final breath
That October - the end of royalty
And for the Republic, a victory
Magnified by some successful actions
Beyond French borders - Belgium, Italy
And even into the German Rhineland
At this time, at Toulon, Napoleon
Used his artillery skills to good effect
Before long he was exiled far away
Fighting Austrians, losing to Lord Nelson
At the Nile, but kept at distant arm's length
So he couldn't take over in Paree...
Tue 2 Aug
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