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Quotation from Napoleon's Maxims of War by Napoleon Bonaparte

“Peruse again and again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Turenne, Eugene, and Frederick. Model yourself upon them”

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Napoleon's Maxims of War, Maxim LXXVIII, trans. G. C. D'Aguilar from Burnod (1831; 1862 reprint)

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The closing maxim presents historical study as the only route to becoming a great captain.

Citation: "Peruse again and again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Turenne, Eugene, and Frederick. Model yourself upon them" — Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's Maxims of War, Maxim LXXVIII, trans. G. C. D'Aguilar from Burnod (1831; 1862 reprint). (id napoleons-maxims-of-war-q10)

Portrait: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, Jacques-Louis David, Public domain.

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