Episode 12: Q4-1794 - Finis Poloniae

Help us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly 1794. October. November. December. Three months in which the Polish uprising is crushed for good… The plantation owners win a victory for slavery on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe… And in Holland the French outflank an increasingly beleaguered British army. This is episode 12 of the Napoleonic Quarterly – covering three months in which the Polish question which has hung over Europe since 1792 is answered decisively and brutally. [14:15] - Adam Zamoyski reflects on the disaster of 1794 for Poland - 'Finis Poloniae', or 'the end of Poland' in effect. [29:15] - Christy Pichichero on how diseases and deals with the British led to very different outcomes on Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint-Domingue in 1794. [48:48] - Garry Wills describes the very bleak situation faced by the British fighting in Holland during this three months. Plus Charles Esdaile and Alex Mikaberidze are on hand as always to pick over the latest state of play and assess the situation as 1795 approaches.