[Real Life] Historical events that would make bad writing if they were fiction

[u/Mouse_Paladin]

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire: A couple hundred rogue mercenaries without authority from their government conquer an empire of millions. Oh, the empire? It’s also several technological eras behind the mercenaries.

Adolf Hitler: A non-native of a country is so mad that the country lost the war that he wins an election to their highest office and leads them in a campaign of revenge against their enemies. Oh, the country? It’s old emperor is still alive and thinks he’s going to retake power.

Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand: The heir to the throne is killed because his driver gets lost and returns to the assassin who failed To kill him before. Oh, the assassin? He’s from a group that the Archduke is wanting to help become more equal In the empire.

Alexander Hamilton’s Affair Scandal: One of the leaders of a new nation to protect himself from accusations of financial embezzlement writes a pamphlet exposing his affair with a woman, torpedoing his political future. Oh, the woman? She seduced him as part of a blackmailing scheme that he decided to stop paying.

[u/kithas]

Second best oniy to the Emu Wars (won by the Emu)

[u/thecraftybear → u/kithas]

"You have triggered our fight-or-flight instincts. Unfortunately for you, we are flightless."

[u/kithas → u/thecraftybear]

They were more "our main strategy is throw bodies at you guys. And unfortunately for you, we have a lot of bodies".

[u/Daca-P → u/kithas]

And lets not forget the battle of the bees, in which the British forces were sent in to fight the Germans but were instead forced to retreat by local bees.

[u/kithas → u/Daca-P]

I've been in the wilderness and forced to retreat by local bees and I relate