Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . MALMAISON—FAVORITE RESIDENCE OF NAPOLEON I. contributed by the originality of his plans to the success of their opera-tions. In 1794 he was commandant of the artillerv in the army of Italy,and so much distinguished himself that in May, 1795, he was madegeneral of infantr}. In 1795, when some of the sections of Paris rosein insurrection against the convention, the command of the conventionaltroops was entrusted to him and he gained a complete victory. He wasat that time verj thin, although distinguished for corpulency in thelatter par
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . MALMAISON—FAVORITE RESIDENCE OF NAPOLEON I. contributed by the originality of his plans to the success of their opera-tions. In 1794 he was commandant of the artillerv in the army of Italy,and so much distinguished himself that in May, 1795, he was madegeneral of infantr}. In 1795, when some of the sections of Paris rosein insurrection against the convention, the command of the conventionaltroops was entrusted to him and he gained a complete victory. He wasat that time verj thin, although distinguished for corpulency in thelatter part of his life. On one occasion he gained a bloodless Anctorv over the rabble whose NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. 363 exertions were stimulated by a very fat old woman. There, cried she,look at the soldiers ! theyre the wretches that fatten in idleness whilewe starve. Look at her and look at me, said Napoleon, and tell uswhich is the fattest. This raised a laugh, and the populace dispersed l!IP!ii
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