| J.J. Young on 20 Dec 2002 05:21:01 -0000 |
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| Re: [eia] Apologies |
The collection of taxes rule in 8.2.1.1 is where the relevant rule is located. > Here's a related question: In 1812, why did Napoleon march on Moscow rather > than St. Petersburg? The answer to that might give us some idea of why the > designers made the decision they did with respect to the Russian capitals. Maybe Napoleon feared naval interference along the coast by GB ? Maybe the roads leading from Poland to Moscow were better ? I know Napoleon's real goal was to force the Russian army into decisive battle, so it could be destroyed. Maybe there were political and/or religious reasons why the Russians would be more likely to fight for Moscow than for St. P. -JJY _______________________________________________ eia mailing list eia@xxxxxxxxx http://lists.ellipsis.cx/mailman/listinfo/eia