. The days of the Directoire . ernment found its choice completely vindi-cated and its enemies abroad—at any rate on onefrontier, and that the scene of the most imminentpresent peril—beaten and cowed. The Republic, torn internally by factions, wonrespect abroad by its victories. France gazed withadmiration on the brilliant exploits of the Army ofItaly, which had already immortalized itself by somany prodigies of valour. It had at its head ayoung man hitherto unknown. Bonaparte possessedat once the audacity of Alexander and the prudenceof Cassar. He inaugurated his command as themost famous war
. The days of the Directoire . ernment found its choice completely vindi-cated and its enemies abroad—at any rate on onefrontier, and that the scene of the most imminentpresent peril—beaten and cowed. The Republic, torn internally by factions, wonrespect abroad by its victories. France gazed withadmiration on the brilliant exploits of the Army ofItaly, which had already immortalized itself by somany prodigies of valour. It had at its head ayoung man hitherto unknown. Bonaparte possessedat once the audacity of Alexander and the prudenceof Cassar. He inaugurated his command as themost famous warriors had ended theirs ; dictator inthe field, great captain, conqueror, legislator, he im-pressed his genius on all he touched ; he createdheroes, won battles, overthrew governments, revolu-tionized peoples, succoured Kings, founded 1 Cambridge Modern History, vol. viii., chap. 18, Bonaparte and theConquest of Italy ; by J. Holland Rose, p. 563. 2 Thibaudeau, Mdmoires, vol. ii.,— Directoire, ch. 23, p. JOSEPHINE MPEffiATMICJE D>ES FMAH9AIS. - . THE EMPRESS JOSEPH the collection of A. M. Broadley, ;j. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 101 That the young hero was well aware of his new im-portance and the semi-independent position he hadwon by his extraordinary triumphs over the enemy,and that he was already fully resolved to use theseadvantages, when the time came, for the advancementof his own individual ambitions, is manifest from aremark recorded of him about this time: Do yousuppose, said Napoleon to Miot de Melito, that Iam winning fame in Italy for the glorification of theattorneys of the Directory? Let them try to removeme from my command and they will soon see what willhappen. Italy pacified, the hold of France secured over all thenorthern regions by the formation of the CisalpineRepublic, and a successful settlement arrived at as theresult of the negotiations at Campo-Formio, the vic-torious General returns to Paris, after visiting Milan,Turi
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