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
Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.
In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats.
It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory
The allies we gain by victory will turn against us upon the bare whisper of our defeat.
On victory, you deserve beer. On defeat, you need it.
Character is victory organized.
The object of war is victory, the object of victory is conquest, and the object of conquest is occupation.
The Concordat is not the victory of any one party but the consolidation of all.
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.
My true glory is not to have won 40 battles ... Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories, ... But ... what will live forever, is my Civil Code.
There is no Nation however small which had the right to set itself free, that has not rescued itself from the dishonour of obeying the Prince imposed by an enemy in the hour of victory.
Victory and disaster establish indestructible bonds between armies and their commanders.
The bayonet has always been the weapon of the brave and the chief tool of victory
Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it.