#692 Dominion of the Dalmatian
Fun Fact #692 Dominion of the Dalmatian While Dalmatians really found their stride in Europe’s war effort, that was not the only thing the famous Dog breed was used for. You see, while Humanity’s hatred of (uncontrolled) fires was sparked almost all the way back to the dawn of time, it wasn't till the Napoleonic Wars when firefighters moved away from “Mercenary Birgades” (Birgades paid by insurance companies to put out fires…leading to rampant arson) and to an actual dedicated Public service with Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1810 Commandment of Engineers (Sapuers-Pompiers). As part of this they were equipped with horse drawn Water Wagons. Yet they quickly encountered an issue, that although they could respond faster to fires, they were often slowed down by people going about their business in the road. Not wanting to run anyone over, these former French troops turned to the answer which had accompanied them in war earlier that same year: The Dalmation. That same speed which allowed i...
