The general of the sea has need of only one science, that of navigation. The one on land has need of all, or of a talent which is the equivalent of a… - Napoleon
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The general of the sea has need of only one science, that of navigation. The one on land has need of all, or of a talent which is the equivalent of all, that will enable him to profit by all experience, and all knowledge. A general of the sea has nothing to divine. He knows where his enemy is, he knows his strength. A general on land never knows anything with certainty, never sees his enemy well, and never knows positively where he is.
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Napoleon
Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military general who rose dramatically up the ranks of the French Army during the French Revolution, becoming the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic (11 November 1799 - 18 May 1804), and then Emperor of the French and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I (18 May 1804 - 6 April 1814, and again briefly from 20 March - 22 June 1815). He died in exile on the island of Saint Helena.
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Also Known As
Native Name:
Napulione Buonaparte
Alternative Names:
Napoléon Bonaparte
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Napoleone di Buonaparte
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Empereur des Français Napoléon I
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Napoleon Buonaparte
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Napoleone Bonaparte
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Napoleone Buonaparte
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Napoleon I
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the Corsican Napolean
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The Little Corporal
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Napulione di Buonaparte
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Napoleon I of France
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Napoleone I
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Little Corporal
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Emperador dels Francesos Napoleó I
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Napoleon Bonaparte
I have closed the gaping abyss of anarchy, and I have unscrambled chaos, I have cleansed the Revolution, ennobled the common people, and restored the authority of kings. I have stirred all men to competition, I have rewarded merit wherever I found it, I have pushed back the boundaries of greatness.
