tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368837576232253773.post1094284891183018208..comments2024-03-05T04:34:27.981-08:00Comments on The Exiled Belgian Royalist: Royal Belgium and Imperial RussiaBelgieRoyalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180963411526753224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368837576232253773.post-82257089845251764202010-07-27T15:42:40.149-07:002010-07-27T15:42:40.149-07:00Yes I thought. Albert I must have often felt very ...Yes I thought. Albert I must have often felt very frustrated. I'm sure he would have gone to the rescue if it were possible but his own country was overrun. Many times I am sure he must have been frustrated at the words and actions of Britain and France (I think it was Marshal Joffre who called the Belgian army "an inferior lot") but he could do very little, he could hardly hope for success on his own, so he had to make the best of it. That he spoke up only to shame the British in his situation must have taken great moral courage. In a practical way it was possibly not "smart" to say that but his principles forced him. And he was right of course.BelgieRoyalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180963411526753224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368837576232253773.post-40133411244621105822010-07-27T15:28:13.042-07:002010-07-27T15:28:13.042-07:00PS: I have linked to this on my other blog, Sword ...PS: I have linked to this on my other blog, Sword and Sea.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368837576232253773.post-49843329896206696912010-07-27T14:57:53.251-07:002010-07-27T14:57:53.251-07:00Good for Albert I! This was a very interesting pos...Good for Albert I! This was a very interesting post!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com