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
Here, Gentlemen, a dog teaches us a lesson in humanity.
The allies we gain by victory will turn against us upon the bare whisper of our defeat.
Unite for the public safety, if you would remain an independent nation.
History is the invention of historians.
One bad general is worth two good ones.
Europe thus divided into nationalities freely formed and free internally, peace between States would have become easier: the United States of Europe would become a possibility.
In war, moral factors acount for three quarters of the whole; relative material strength accounts for only one quarter.
It should not be believed that a march of three or four days in the wrong direction can be corrected by a countermarch. As a rule, this is to make two mistakes instead of one.
The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.
There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it, confident that secondary matters will then settle themselves.
If you wage war, do it energetically and with severity. This is the only way to make it shorter and consequently less inhuman.
Every French soldier carriers a marshal's baton in his knapsack.
I haven't known 6 days of happiness in my life.
I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.