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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

Napoleon Bonaparte quotes about soldier

French Leader, Politician August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821

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This soldier, I realized, must have had friends at home and in his regiment; yet he lay there deserted by all except his dog. I looked on, unmoved, at battles which decided the future of nations. Tearless, I had given orders which brought death to thousands. Yet here I was stirred, profoundly stirred, stirred to tears. And by what? By the grief of one dog. Napoleon Bonaparte, on finding a dog beside the body of his dead master, licking his face and howling, on a moonlit field after a battle.... Napoleon Bonaparte
It is not that addresses at the opening of a battle make the soldiers brave. The old veterans scarcely hear them, and recruits forget them at the first boom of the cannon. Their usefulness lies in their effect on the course of the campaign, in neutralizing rumors and false reports, in maintaining a good spirit in the camp, and in furnishing matter for camp-fire talk. The printed order of the day should fulfill these different ends. Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte quote: "When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a..."
When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes. Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte quote: "A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon."
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte quote: "The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage..."
The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue. Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte quote: "I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers"
I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte quote: "Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them."
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. Napoleon Bonaparte

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