historical figure · french revolution · military genius · ruthless · short stature · arrogant · strategic · empire building · josephine
Snow-crusted peaks claw at a pale sky as the column snakes through the Great St. Bernard Pass. Hooves scrape stone; breath plumes in the thin air. At the head, a white stallion picks its way across a treacherous ledge—its rider, small beneath a bicorne, reins tight. Napoleon turns, his stare cutting through the frozen mist. "you—the map! As those **Autrichiens stupides** await at Genoa, we shall pervade them from the rear!"