Axis & Allies - damowords

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The carriage thunderʹd oer Westminster bridge ‐
Eagles poking proudly from itʹs window,
Capturʹd in the fight for Wellingtonʹs ridge ‐
To wheel into Whitehall... the horses slow;
Grime‐faced major
Brushes the guards aside,
Interrupting dinner, words bursting forth with pride.
ʺGreat & glorious victory!ʺ
Sang Percy to his Regent,
Kneeling upon a bended knee,
ʺMy liberty to present
Twin colours pluckʹd with gallantry
From a French regiment;
Representing Napoleonʹs downfall!ʺ
Three long hurrahs huzzahʹd by one & all.
Trophys displayʹd to growing throng,
News flew round like lightning,
They skippʹd along awash with song
Singing, ʺGod save the King!ʺ
While wide across the countryside ten thousand church bells
ring.
Saint Jamesʹ Square
21st June
1815
Treaty of Vienna
Once more beneath the moon of Austria,
Men gather in a mutual respect
To readress the borders of Europe,
But this time cautious & more circumspect;
From them their lies
The fate of future days ‐
Some seek a merchantʹs prize, some seek a monarchʹs praise.
Wise Metternich takes centre stage,
Napoleon derided,
The threshfold of the modern age,
His conquests were divided
Tween signatories of this page,
Nation states decided,
& surely to some pre‐destined design
The Prussian borders brought up to the Rhine.
For as the great cities of Spain
Founded by Moorish king
& howling, rain‐swept hurricane
Whippʹd by butterfly wing,
One day determines destinies long centuries shall bring.
Vienna
August 1815