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
Battles are lost or won in 15 minites
There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most insignificant thing can decide the outcome of a battle
If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost courage in battle
Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.
In war, the moral element and public opinion are half the battle.
When you have resolved to fight a battle, collect your whole force. Dispense with nothing. A single battalion sometimes decides the day.
Great battles are won with artillery.
I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.
Men grow old quickly on the battlefield.
Charges of cavalry are equally useful at the beginning, the middle and the end of a battle. They should be made always, if possible, on the flanks of the infantry, especially when the latter is engaged in front.
Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.
The most terrible of all my battles was the one before Moscow. The French showed themselves to be worthy of victory, but the Russians showed themselves worthy of being invincible.
Good intelligence is nine-tenths of any battle.
The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.