Comments by "christine paris" (@christineparis5607) on "Napoleon Bonaparte: The Strategic Genius" video.

  1. He also had a habit of surrounding himself with very tall aides de camp, which pointed up the "little general" nickname, which was really more about his youth, not his height. A great novel written from the point of view of Napoleon's first fiance is called Desiree. She was very young (14) and her older sister had already married the oldest brother, Joseph Bonaparte, who needed her dowry. Napoleon threw over Desiree for Josephine, needing political clout in Paris more than a large dowry. Getting the last laugh, Desiree married a Marachel of France, who was adopted by the old house of Vasa in Sweden, ultimately becoming king, and Desiree, Queen. Her descendants are still the royal family of Sweden today. Wow.
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  2. James TheCat It's not much of a crime you know, Simon was only talking about his height, not his....
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  3. Biographics No confusion, people are more sensitive about Napoleons height than they are about the fact that their life goals have been pathetically reduced to griping at strangers about old, trivial facts that have no bearing on history anyway.
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  4. Daniel Gardner WE KNOW!!!!
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