<span>The Union army occupied the South to ensure that African-American freedmen enjoyed their full civil and political rights.</span>
Napoleon's troops scored a victory against Egypt's military rulers, the Mamluks, at the Battle of the Pyramids in 1798. ... Geography played a very important role in Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. Russia's severe winter weather helped destroy his Grand army
In the given time frame from 1700 to 1790 the population of England and Wales did not decreased at all, on contrary, the population in England and Wales actually was rising steadily, and by the end of this period there was a fast increase in the population, similar to the ''baby boom'' period few centuries afterwards.
I think it calms their minds!