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A single battle can determine the outcome of an entire war. Like Gettysburg and the Invasion at Normandy, a telling battle of the future of England had came. General Wellington of the British Army represented the last formidable opposition to the French army under the command of Napoleon. To communicate the outcome of the battle, English towns from Belgium across the English Channle devised a system of flashing lights to be omitted from one church top to another. When the battle ended, England had proved victorious and the message was sent "Wellington Defeated Napoleon." As the message was received and sent by each church towards the island of Great Britain, the fog began to rise. By the time the message reached the island, the fog cut the message short as the church received the message "Wellington Defeated." For hours, the nation feared the eventual overthrow of their country until the fog lifted and they had

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