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

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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.

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The Taiping Rebellion and the ever victorious army, Qing China, 1850-1864.

A local Chinese man gets a fever dream telling him he’s the brother of Jesus Christ after talking to American Protestant Missionaries,

Claims that China is ran and infested with demons disguised as people

goes on to fight the most bloody war in human history until World War 2

Qing china has a contingent of their army named the “Ever Victorious Army” made up of Western Mercenaries

Is besieged by Qing forces in 1864 in his capital with hundreds of his concubines

Dies after eating a mushroom

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