20 Incompetence That Shaped History

Did you know that one of Napoleon's most crushing defeats was caused by hapless underlings, who mistakenly blew up a bridge and stranded a big chunk of his army on the enemy side of a river? Or that when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, his bodyguard was out drinking instead of guarding the president's booth at Ford's Theater? History is shaped not only by the brilliant, capable and competent. The dim inept and incompetent, can also inadvertently produce long lasting results. Following are 20 things about incompetence that helped shape history.

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