Napoleon’s conversation with a colonel who’s REALLY good at his job!

>Captain Blaze recorded [Napoleon]( https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Jacques-Louis_David_-_The_Emperor_Napoleon_in_His_Study_at_the_Tuileries_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)’s conversation with a colonel who had clearly mastered his regimental rolls: >*’How many men present under arms?’* >*’Sire, eighty-four.’* >*’How many conscripts of this year?’* >*’Twenty-two.’* >*’How many soldiers who have served four years?’* >*’Sixty-five.’* >*’How many wounded yesterday?’* >*’Eighteen.’* >*’And killed?’* >*’Ten.’* >*’With the bayonet?’* >*’Yes.’* >*’Good.’* ___________________________ **Source:** Roberts, Andrew. "Wagram." *Napoleon: A Life*. New York: Penguin, 2014. 510. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Blaze, *Life in Napoleon’s Army* pp. 181-2. __________________________ **Further Reading:** [Napoleone di Buonaparte / Napoléon Bonaparte / Napoleon I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**