tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post4752142920552808815..comments2024-03-08T06:22:28.340+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Defenestration of Jean-Andoche JunotCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-66705214067964474252023-11-25T01:11:27.908+00:002023-11-25T01:11:27.908+00:00I read that he had syphillis, tooI read that he had syphillis, tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-3414030281813069372023-09-21T11:52:51.199+01:002023-09-21T11:52:51.199+01:00According to the memoir "With Napoleon's ...According to the memoir "With Napoleon's Guns" by French Colonel of Artillery Jean-Nicholas-Auguste Noel [p108]: "It was during our stay at Pernes that General Junot, while on reconnaissance, was struck by a bullet at the base of his nose. This did not penetrate his head but, diverted, came to rest in his cheek and a simple incision was all that was needed to extract it. This wound was later blamed for the general's insanity; his character was, in any case, a violent one, but he was good-natured." [during the Portuguese Campaign of 1810-11]. GamerDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133789205055503126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-22079597508091345932019-07-30T14:21:27.920+01:002019-07-30T14:21:27.920+01:00I had heard of General Junot but didnt know that m...I had heard of General Junot but didnt know that much about him...certainly didnt know how the poor man died. I found it interesting to read all the informative comments about him and about the possible causes of his apparent mental illness...thank youmariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445399643857403789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-49379374521024235002017-09-22T07:48:37.737+01:002017-09-22T07:48:37.737+01:00He suffered a bad head wound early in his career i...He suffered a bad head wound early in his career in Italy at the Battle of Lonato and this was said to have changed his character and behaviour, add to that his obsessive craving for a Marshal's Baton (that never came) and PTSD his demise was very sad.Rubbsalothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531918595630602963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-13763207630170015862016-08-03T09:49:09.863+01:002016-08-03T09:49:09.863+01:00Such a horrible fate!Such a horrible fate!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-57426285324068982842016-08-02T20:33:44.806+01:002016-08-02T20:33:44.806+01:00Poor junot always one of my favourite people from ...Poor junot always one of my favourite people from the eraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552940259870015458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-27682482973449192042015-07-30T22:55:44.489+01:002015-07-30T22:55:44.489+01:00The torment must have seemed overwhelming, I think...The torment must have seemed overwhelming, I think.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-12567611966575766962015-07-30T08:58:09.052+01:002015-07-30T08:58:09.052+01:00So tragic. I suspect many wished they had been kil...So tragic. I suspect many wished they had been killed in battle alongside comrades!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070171027229909324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-41692335342843187162015-07-29T12:03:02.872+01:002015-07-29T12:03:02.872+01:00I know, it must have been dreadful.I know, it must have been dreadful.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-78345320967981265802015-07-29T05:47:59.721+01:002015-07-29T05:47:59.721+01:00What a horrific end. His mind must have been fille...What a horrific end. His mind must have been filled with demons.Mari Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711560864857308439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-54892444790038703142014-07-31T11:44:20.754+01:002014-07-31T11:44:20.754+01:00They were, it's hardly surprising that some of...They were, it's hardly surprising that some of them found it hard to deal with. I can't imagine what he must have been going through.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-53978579844763354042014-07-31T09:42:10.918+01:002014-07-31T09:42:10.918+01:00What a sad end to an obviously brave soldier. I wr...What a sad end to an obviously brave soldier. I wrote a bit about Marshal MacDonald of France on my own blog recently and the things these guys saw in the Napoleonic Wars were absolutely horrendous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-28470307638699604402014-07-29T23:31:07.886+01:002014-07-29T23:31:07.886+01:00I would hazard a guess that it was PTSD; such a tr...I would hazard a guess that it was PTSD; such a tragic end.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-19906142038554920082014-07-29T23:24:41.719+01:002014-07-29T23:24:41.719+01:00Was this the result of Post Traumatic Stress Disor...Was this the result of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from long service in the military. General Picton who died at Waterloo leading his troops in a counter attack on the French was certainly suffering from combat fatigue.e. He had a premonition of his death in battle and is reported to have jumped into a newly dug grave to try it for size before going to Belgium in 1815.<br />Given the length of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars it would not be surprising if many men suffered from the stress and fatigue of battle.Stephen Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076287980465633357noreply@blogger.com