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Charlemagne’s Motto of Life: “I Have Learned Much More From My only Defeat than From All My Victories”

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Charlemagne passed into history as one of the great conquerors of medieval Europe, but there was an episode that broke his long career of military successes. In 778, during his return from a failed expedition to the Iberian peninsula, his army suffered a devastating ambush in the Pyrenees. The defeat of Roncesvalles ... Continue reading "Charlemagne's motto of life: "I have learned much more from my only defeat than from all my victories"

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Charlemagne’s Motto of Life: “I Have Learned Much More From My only Defeat than From All My Victories”

Charlemagne passed into history as one of the great conquerors of medieval Europe, but there was an episode that broke his long career of military successes. In 778, during his return from a failed expedition to the Iberian peninsula, his army suffered a devastating ambush in the Pyrenees. The defeat of Roncesvalles ... Continue reading "Charlemagne's motto of life: "I have learned much more from my only defeat than from all my victories"

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OKDIARIO broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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