Autobiography
Journal of Napoleon Bonaparte
Germany, France, Elba — 1813–1814 May 2, 1813 – Lützen They say I am back. The Allies believed Russia had broken me, that France would collapse beneath the weight of corpses and snow. But I have raised another army — boys and old men, yes, but enough. At Lützen, they learned the Emperor still strikes fast and hard. The Prussians fell back, astonished.
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Journal of Napoleon Bonaparte
Russia, 1812 July 28, 1812 – Vitebsk The sun blazes, but the victories feel hollow. We have marched a thousand miles without a decisive battle. The Russians retreat endlessly, like smoke slipping through clenched fists. I offer them glory. They answer with scorched fields and empty villages. My men grow thinner, slower, quieter. Discipline fades in the heat and distance.
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Journal of Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe, 1808–1812 May 2, 1808 – Madrid Spain burns. I thought it would be simple: remove a decrepit Bourbon king, install my brother Joseph, and bring order where there was only superstition and decay. But the Spanish did not greet us as liberators. They rose — farmers, priests, children with knives in their belts. They fight like ghosts in alleyways, strike and vanish.
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