Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most powerful men ever to walk the face of the earth. Many believe him to be the first anti-christ, just as Nostradamus predicted. To the troops he commanded, he was known as the "friendly little corporal" , and to the monarchs and kings that he overthrew, he was the "Corsican Ogre" "Napoleon Bonaparte" . Some thought him to be a great reformer. Others thought that he was a monster. However, friend and foe alike could both agree on one thing; Napoleon I, Emperor of France and leader of most of Europe for sixteen years,...
a general. The glory of such a victory is a great thing; but in the eye of the historian his reputation will gain nothing by itGray 100."

Napoleon died on the island of St. Helena in the company of a few of his friends with his secretary by his side. The immortal general had been brought to his death on May 5, 1821Chevalier 201 in a small chateau. Napoleon had gained immortality and fameThompson 214. He died a hero. Despite his failures, he will always be regarded as one of the greatest military masterminds in the history of mankind.