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Quotation from Napoleon's Maxims of War by Napoleon Bonaparte

“Great extremities require extraordinary resolution. The more obstinate the resistance of an army, the greater the chances of assistance or of success”

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

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

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

From the maxim forbidding officers to capitulate in the open field.

Citation: "Great extremities require extraordinary resolution. The more obstinate the resistance of an army, the greater the chances of assistance or of success" — Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's Maxims of War, Maxim LXVII, trans. G. C. D'Aguilar from Burnod (1831; 1862 reprint). (id napoleons-maxims-of-war-q7)

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

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