Stories of Napoleon's bravery and courage
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Napoleon Bonaparte, dubbed Napoleon I in 1804 when he became the emperor of France, was the sort of person who simply did what was necessary to get what he wanted… which means he made a lot of enemies. Between his strong personality and the sheer number of people who wanted to hurt him either politically or personally, a huge number of stories were bound to appear about him. Some of them are true and some aren’t, and differentiating between the two has practically become an art form.
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This story is part truth and part embellishment. In 1795, Napoleon wrote a short story (only nine pages, so not a novel) titled “Clissen et Eugenie.” Historians generally agree that it’s, in part, a reflection of the relationship he had shared with Eugenie Desiree Clary, a relationship that was ending as he wrote the story. The story itself wasn’t published while Napoleon was alive, but multiple copies were preserved in varying conditions by friends, relatives, and fans of the great man, and the full story was eventually recompiled from these various copies.Napoleon, it turns out, had always been something of a writer. He once stated that he was writing a poem about Corsica, which either was never finished or never shared. At the age of 17, he was encouraged to publish a history of Corsica which he had written, but by the time he got a bookseller interested, Napoleon—now a soldier—was called off to battle.The emperor was not only a writer, he was also his own worst critic. At the age of 17, Napoleon tried for a prize from the Academy of Lyons by writing an essay on the topic “What are the principals and institutions, by application of which mankind can be raised to the highest pitch of happiness?” Many years later, Napoleon was handed the copy of this essay that had been kept in the academy’s records; he read the first few pages, then tossed it on the nearest fire.
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the greatest Napoleonic story is that of his return from Elba during the Hundred Days. It's the stuff legends are made of - returning to Paris from exile with a thousand soldiers when all the armies of Europe are against him and retaking Paris without firing a shot! This return to power was unprecedented in history and hasn't been repeated since.
The brig Inconstant, with Napoleon on board and accompanied by a small flotilla of six ships, departed at nine o’clock from the island of Elba. Profiting by the British commissioner Neil Campbell’s absence, Napoleon was able to escape, accompanied by his soldiers. ‘Paris or death!’ cried the grenadiers, once they were told on board The Inconstant that they were headed for France.