HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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He was a master painter and he was short
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He was a master tactician and he was tall
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He was a mind reader and he was tall
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He was a master tactician and he was short
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term ‘Napoleon Complex’ was inspired by the French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte. His tyranny and invasions during the early nineteenth century were believed to be a ‘form’ of ‘overcompensation for his height’. Standing at 5 feet 2 inches, Napoleon was depicted as a ‘small man’ by British propagandists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Serving general and military historian Jonathon Riley uses his personal knowledge of command to assess Napoleon’s qualities as a strategist, operational commander and battlefield tactician.
Detailed explanation-3: -In fact, he was probably of average height. According to pre–metric system French measures, he was a diminutive 5′2.” But the French inch (pouce) of the time was 2.7 cm, while the Imperial inch was shorter, at 2.54 cm.
Detailed explanation-4: -Napoleon Bonaparte was the Emperor of France from 1804 to 1814, popularly known as ‘Moderniser of Europe’. Napoleon Bonaparte was called a liberator as he was regarded as the chosen one who would bring freedom to the general masses.
Detailed explanation-5: -Military strategist Both before and after he rose to power in 1799 in a military coup, Napoleon clocked up a series of historic victories, most notably the Battle of Austerlitz. Considered a military genius, he controlled every detail of the battlefield, with an attack-based formula playing on the enemy’s weaknesses.