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A victorious general must know how to employ severity, justness, and mildness by turns, if he would allay sedition or prevent it.

A victorious general must know how to employ severity, justness, and mildness by turns, if he would allay sedition or prevent it.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Mildness, Turns
Napoleon Bonaparte (2012). “Napoleon's Military Maxims”, p.24, Courier Corporation

The art of land warfare is an art of genius, of inspiration. On the sea nothing is genius or inspiration; everything is positive or empiric.

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Art, War, Inspiration

It is not set speeches at the moment of battle that render soldiers brave.

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War, Brave, Soldier
Napoleon Bonaparte (2012). “Napoleon's Military Maxims”, p.65, Courier Corporation

War is like government, a matter of tact.

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War, Government, Matter

Unity of command is essential to the economy of time. Warfare in the field was like a siege: by directing all one's force to a single point a breach might be made, and the equilibrium of opposition destroyed.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Unity, Might

Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army; but if it has to fight a long time against very superior artillery, it will become demoralized and will be destroyed.

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War, Army, Fighting

Artillery is more essential to cavalry than to infantry, because cavalry has no fire for its defence, but depends on the sabre.

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War, Fire, Essentials

Charges of cavalry are equally useful at the beginning, the middle and the end of a battle. They should be made always, if possible, on the flanks of the infantry, especially when the latter is engaged in front.

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War, Battle, Infantry

An army must have but one line of operations. This must be maintained with care and abandoned only for major reasons.

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War, Army, Care

Soldiers! Here is the battle you have so long desired! Henceforth victory depends on you; we have need of it.

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War, Long, Soldier

There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount all difficulties.

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Military, War, Firmness

In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.

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War, Half, Tactics
"Napoleon : In His Own Words" edited by Jules Bertaut, translated by Herbert Edward Law and Charles Lincoln Rhodes, (Ch. VII), 1916.

An Emperor confides in national soldiers, not in mercenaries.

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War, Soldier, Emperor

Revolutions are good times for soldiers of talent and courage.

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War, Soldier, Revolution

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of superior talent, for if you are beaten, even in the midst of your magazines and your communications, woe to the vanquished!

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War, Communication, Risk
Napoleon Bonaparte (2012). “Napoleon's Military Maxims”, p.36, Courier Corporation

The fate of a Nation may sometimes depend upon the position of a fortress.

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War, Fate, May

Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires.

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War, Distance, Battle

My generals are a parcel of post inspectors.

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War, Parcel, Inspectors

War,--the trade of barbarians!

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War, Barbarians, Trade

It should not be believed that a march of three or four days in the wrong direction can be corrected by a countermarch. As a rule, this is to make two mistakes instead of one.

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Mistake, War, Two

Much shedding of blood, many great actions, and triumphs, toil and perseverance are the end of all things human.

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Perseverance, War, Blood

Tis a principle of war that when you can use the lightning, 'tis better than cannon.

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War, Lightning, Principles

Reprisals are but a sad resource.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Resources, Reprisal

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