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Fwd: Napoleon Baterija
From: John <jhurd@qsoup.net>
Sent: July 14, 2019 5:31:08 PM GMT+02:00
To: Spencer <spencerhurd@outlook.com>, Tim <zeebang@live.com>, Lori <verlthehorse@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Napoleon Baterija
From: John <jhurd@qsoup.net>
Sent: July 14, 2019 5:30:22 PM GMT+02:00
To: Julia Email <julia@qsoup.net>, Eliot <eliot@qsoup.net>, kyra <kyrahurd@gmail.com>
Subject: Napoleon Baterija
Hiked 4 1/2 hours, over 11 km (long story, some stupid choices) , to point near Milna. Nicely, I could get to the sea there. I was surprised to find some old ruins. I knew they were older than WW2 by their construction but I didn't know how old or what they were. Doing some research I discovered they were an artillery fort built by Napoleon in 1806 trying to defend the island against the Russians. He failed in a large naval battle and Brač welcomed the Russians. In fact Milna for 1-year became the capital city of the island under the Russians. The ruins were overgrown but very cool. Of course following Eliots advice I looked in all the stone wall cracks but found nothing. I needed him here!
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