regshoe

Oooh, thanks for the review! This sounds good.

where a minor character, a Republican officer who has followed and adored Bonaparte for some time, is so disgusted with the orders he's obliged to carry out that he gives up his commission (this led to some interesting thoughts about Keith Windham).

My recent beta comments seem apt! Here's the relevant Duffy quote: "Having encountered so much that was bizarre or selfish about the cult of honour, it is impossible for us to withhold our admiration for the importance that the 18th century attached to the primacy of the individual conscience [in potentially refusing to follow orders]."

Is Napoleon's dishonourable act historical? *curious*