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In Bernard Cornwell's book "Sharpe's Siege", he describes the War of 1812 as "a quite pointless conflict between Britain and America", stating that "The causes of the conflict had been resolved before war was declared". How accurate is this statement?

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I read in a novel of a Spanish army stopping their march for a siesta during the Peninsular War. Did this ever actually happen? If so, was there any impact on any battles, such as the army not arriving on time?

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Did Egypt really voluntarily donate four ancient temples to other countries as thanks for help rescuing Abu Simbel? If so, what was the reaction in Egypt and the Egyptology community?

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In Bernard Cornwell's book "Sharpe's Siege", he describes the War of 1812 as "a quite pointless conflict between Britain and America", stating that "The causes of the conflict had been resolved before war was declared". How accurate is this statement?	39
I read in a novel of a Spanish army stopping their march for a siesta during the Peninsular War. Did this ever actually happen? If so, was there any impact on any battles, such as the army not arriving on time?	3
Did Egypt really voluntarily donate four ancient temples to other countries as thanks for help rescuing Abu Simbel? If so, what was the reaction in Egypt and the Egyptology community?	2