He was much more than that - a leader who was loved till the end, masterful tactician, artillery genius and more.
His luch ran out finally and he met his match in Wellington though one might argue his illustrious career ended after the retreat from Moscow.
Napolean was a master of the terrain and a fairly classical liberal political leader considering
He is not considered important by military historians for nothing .....His ethnicity is beside the point
He could be Latvian or Bolivian
He was hell on wheels and the monarchs of Europe feared him for good reason
And what he rose from....incredible