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Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army but if it has to fight a long time against very superior artillery, it will become demoralized and will be destroyed.

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 52 †
Born: 1769
Born: January 1
Died: 1821
Died: January 1
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Napoleon I
by the Grace of God and the Constitutions
Emperor of the French and King of Italy
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emperador dels francesos Napoleó I
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