Napoleon fought more battles than Alexander, Hannibal, and Julius Caesar combined.

He is, beyond any doubt, the greatest of European soldiers.

He never wrote his theories of principles on the conduct of war,

although he often expressed the intention of doing so

and remarked that everyone would be surprised

at how simple they were.

I want to interrupt this real quick,

because when I read that part

everybody would be surprised at how simple they were. I thought about one of my

favorite quotes I've ever read and it says a novice is easily spotted because they do

too much. Too many ingredients, too many

movements, too much explanation. A master uses the fewest motions required to

fulfill their intention back to this book. It remained for Napoleon alone among the

great generals of his time to seize all these possibilities and develop from them a

calculated system of strategy and a system of tactics calculated with e-mail. calculated

with equal brilliance.

No other general of his time

realize these possibilities

until forced to learn by combating Napoleon.

He astounded his opponents by the crushing rapidity of his battle,

speed, and the importance of speed might be the thing that he repeats the most in these maxims.

He astounded his opponents by the crushing rapidity be the thing that he repeats the most in these maxims.

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