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Quotation from Napoleon's Maxims of War by Napoleon Bonaparte

“The strength of an army, like the power in mechanics, is estimated by multiplying the mass by the rapidity”

Napoleon Bonaparte (spoken by Napoleon (as compiled by Burnod))

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

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon's analogy between military force and momentum, ending in the exhortation 'Press on!'.

Citation: "The strength of an army, like the power in mechanics, is estimated by multiplying the mass by the rapidity" — Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's Maxims of War, Maxim IX, trans. G. C. D'Aguilar from Burnod (1831; 1862 reprint). (id napoleons-maxims-of-war-q2)

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

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