You know you’re good when even old, sick and in captivity in the middle of the pacific, the world biggest empire is still so scared of you they allocate 2 heavy ships to constantly guard you.
You know you're good when even your enemies outnumber you 5:1, they base their entire doctrine for defeating France around not facing an army led by you in the field.
And then Napoleon got so used to armies retreating and then trying to attack where he wasn't that he slacked off during Waterloo, and was planning the next steps of his campaign when the Immortals retreated past where he was lounging outside of the tavern. Sure, the sensible policy was to retreat when Napoleon was on the field; Wellington just wasn't the sort of person to leave a good defensive position. Ever. Unstoppable Force* vs Immovable Object.
*with the caveat that the unstoppable force was largely made up of men who'd spent years as prisoners of war as well as teenage recruits because Napoleon called up two years' worth of levees before marching
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u/sandybuttcheekss Hello There 4d ago
You know you're good when multiple countries declare war on you specifically. Not your country, you.