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Napoléon Bonaparte


Born
in Ajaccio, Corsica, France
August 15, 1769

Died
May 05, 1821

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Genre
Nonfiction, Military

Influences
Pierre-Simom Laplace, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Alexander the Gre ...more


Napoleon I, originally Napoleon Bonaparte and known as "the Little Corporal," a brilliant strategist, overthrew the directory in 1799 and was proclaimed first consul and later Emperor of the French and king of Italy from 1804. His military and political might gripped Continental Europe, but after a disastrous campaign in Russia in winter 1812, he was forced to abdicate in 1814. Exiled to the island of Elba, he escaped and briefly regained power before ultimately being defeated at Waterloo in 1815. He was then exiled to Saint Helena, where he died of cancer in 1821.

Trained in mainland as an artillery officer, he rose to prominence as a general of the revolution and led several successes against the arrayed coalitions. In late 1799, Napoleon ...more

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The Letters of Napoleon to ...
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Clisson and Eugénie
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3.31 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1795 — 13 editions
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The Mind of Napoleon: A Sel...
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Napoleon on Napoleon: An Au...
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Aphorisms and Thoughts
3.63 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1838 — 8 editions
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Memorias de Napoleón
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Aforismi, massime e pensieri
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Περί έρωτος [Επιστολές]
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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte
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“Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte
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“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”
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