Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonapartewas a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth15 August 1769
CityAjaccio, France
CountryFrance
Great battles are won with artillery.
In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.
Generals who save troops for the next day are always beaten.
An army which cannot be regularly recruited is a doomed army.
The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior.
Sometimes a single battle decides everything and sometimes, too, the slightest circumstance decides the issue of a battle. There is a moment in every battle at which the least manoeuvre is decisive and gives superiority, as one drop of water causes overflow.
The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on war at the expense of the enemy territory.
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.
It's not the size of the army but the power within the army.
Lies circle the earth while Truth is still trying to put on its shoes.
The only true conquests-those that awaken no regrets- are those obtained over our ignorance.
Great men grow tired of contentedness.
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation
Imagination governs the world.