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Meanings of Little Corporal in English
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Synonyms
Examples for "Napoleon"
Examples for "Napoleon"
1
So, of course, I had to do a history project on Napoleon.
2
They were executed immediately, and fresh precautions for Napoleon's safety were taken.
3
Roberts includes his research in Napoleon the Great, published on 2 October.
4
I find the subject as interesting as Napoleon or Alexander the Great.
5
Such was Napoleon; he was irregular in his meals and ate quickly.
1
Augustus has been in our century somewhat the victim of Napoleon I.
2
A thrill of emotion went through me, for I adore Napoleon I.
3
The free republicans are now the subjects of the Emperor Napoleon I.!
4
On the walls hung six lithographs representing the great battles of Napoleon I.
5
General de Flahault had been the personal aide-de-camp and trusted friend of Napoleon I.
1
That was the title to Louisiana which we bought from Napoleon Bonaparte.
2
The Project Gutenberg Etext of Napoleon Bonaparte by John S. C. Abbott
3
I'd rather draw myself to my full height-justonce-thanbe Napoleon Bonaparte.
4
Yes, Tom, Napoleon Bonaparte was a very great man-elbows off the table.
5
His first important commission in Paris came from Napoleon Bonaparte, as First Consul.
1
Indeed, Bonaparte has already adopted the system, at least within his encampments.
2
In Eighteen Hundred Eight, General Hugo was with Joseph Bonaparte in Spain.
3
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769, on an island in the Mediterranean.
4
In the first, on the right, is the tomb of Joseph Bonaparte.
5
The empress loves in you her dear Bonaparte, and not the emperor.
Usage of Little Corporal in English
1
He had defended the Little Corporal, and in defending him had personified him.
2
Look here, what would you do to-morrow if the Little Corporal was killed?
3
So when we landed, the Little Corporal said to us: Boys!
4
Whereupon, as we landed, the Little Corporal said to us:
5
And next day I saw the Little Corporal.
6
But with you it has lasted twenty-eight days-aslong as one of the Little Corporal's campaigns.
7
Here, drink to the Little Corporal with this!
8
The contrast between Napoleon's slight figure and the massive grenadiers suggested the nickname " Little Corporal."
9
But his soldiers followed their " Little Corporal" with an enthusiasm which knew no defeat or disaster.
10
He was about the same height as the Little Corporal, he seemed to recall, but an eagle boldness was lacking.
11
At its head rode a familiar figure, the Little Corporal, with shoulders stooped, as though bending toward his horse's mane.
12
Promptly nicknamed "The Little Corporal" by his army, the term was speedily turned from one of derision to positive affection.
13
It was Nelson's hope and expectation to capture Napoleon; if he had, none would have been so fortunate as the Little Corporal himself.
14
One of the few facts I thought I knew about the Little Corporal was that he was five feet two inches in his chaussettes.
15
She was what Napoleon would have been if the Little Corporal had been a pretty girl with a passion for delicacies instead of powers.
16
Edison could lie down on a settee or table and sleep just as the Little Corporal did even while cannon were booming all around him.
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