Why Does Napoleon Say 'There Is Nothing We Can Do'?

There’s nothing we can do
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[delet]

The Duke of Wellington (the leading commander of the british army during waterloo) once said: "Napoleon's presence on the battlefield was worth forty thousand men”.
and actually once Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena he was guarded by 2k british soldiers and 2 ships circling the island every day. You know this guy was feared even after he was defeated

[MYG]

"old paintings are essentially the same medium as tiktok today" never change LIMC

[seansilv]

Even if there is nothing we can do, we must always remember: he was definitely average height for the time

[qjames]

Napoleon was actually average height for his time. The myth that he was short was English propaganda, which eventually evolved into the "Napoleon Complex" we have today

[inigobantok]

Napoleon is coming back into the pop culture psyche even in memes 208 years after his defeat in Waterloo shows you how much his legacy has impacted the world.

[KorporalNoobs]

Napoleon is a certified player character and protagonist. Even he knew it. His assessment of his exile is especially revealing about how extremely self-aware he was. He basically was planning out his historical persona, and thought the exile was in many ways the perfect end.

His attempt to see his family and his relationship with a family living on St. Helena adds to it. He is a quite multidimensional character. One might find at least some similarities with Stalin, but they are still very different people.

[mrsupremegascon]

He famously said: "Impossible is not French".

[leucistic]

This trend has unironically lifted me out of a small depressive phase I've been in. The line "there is nothing we can do" really makes me feel comfortable with who I am (in respect to things I cannot change), but also tells me I should put everything I have into what I do.

[stuartblevins]

Crazy to see the myth of him being short is still so widespread.

[sashamurashi]

if i had a nickel for an historian figure that was getting memed and were also getting a movie this year
, i would have two which isn't a lot but it 's weird that it happened twice

[MMS]

i love these memes cause yeah, sometimes you do just have to face whatever it is that is in front of you, you can't avoid it, "there is nothing we can do"

[AlaskanYK]

“the meme has died sire” “there is nothing we can do”

[FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY]

Remember this, Napoleon has become a legend. Even after banishment and years of slander to his height. His name is no longer tarnished.

[Prauwlet]

Gotta love how in all forms of culture, even memes, the great figures of history and their stories are passed down from generation to generation.

[DopaminedotSeekrcolonthree]

There are not many people that can say that they returned from exile and reclaimed a throne without firing a single shot...

Napoleon Bonaparte is one of them.

[poweroffriendship.]

*Fun Fact:* Napoleon is very infamous for his short height that even there's a phenomenon called "Napoleon Complex", which was named after him. In reality, he was probably closer to 5.6 or 5.7 ft. than to 5.2, which he is taller than an average Frenchman at the time.

[Fexzar]

There is nothing we can do about my greatness!

[sylargrey]

The idea of a tragic end for him in st Elena doesn t really fit with the reality. He wanted to go there. It was possible for him to escape to america. His brother, who looked a lot like him, did it. The british Navy controlled the ship several times during the travel, they could never identify him. But Napoleon didn t want to go out like this. Truth is Waterloo was not his finale battle, the last one was fought on St Elena, it was the one for his legacy, and it is his greatest victory. People sometimes forget how unpopular Napoleon was in France, in the end. It s the main reason for his defeat, he no longer had the support of the country. The news of his death actually had very little effect, when it first arrived in France. It is much, much later that his legend won the hearts of the young generation. Napoleon went on that Island, made himself a victim, a martyr. He wrote his biographie, basically, and changed quite a bit of what happened. It was fairly accurate historically, but he gave a very different meaning to many events. He placed himself as a liberator, a man who came from nothing and fought the high-born of Europe to spread the ideas of revolutions. A LOT could be debated about this. True or not, in his final battle, Napoleon defeated not only the british, but all of his enemies, past, present and future.

[JingleCot]

The reason why people resonate to Napoleon is because in many ways he's like many of us. Had to actually do the hard work while others were promoted based on wealth and politics. Had to prove himself in action which he did so many times. Had to manage both an entire empire and a massive army at the same time while expanding, and maintain what remained of his relations with other countries and politicians. Keep in mind he probably wasn't the most handsome guy, probably wasn't the tallest compared to us nowadays, and was constantly getting bombarded by an entire coalition of armies and politicians. 7 coalitions plus the ones during the revolution before he became emperor. Bro literally got exiled, came back and then finally got exiled a second time. Sure the guy had a huge ego, but he earned his ego. He became the embodiment of hard work and the cycle of greatness. The rise, the resting of laurels and the fall. It's no wonder people still look up to him despite having many goofy things to make fun of him for. No matter how many times he gets flamed on the internet, at the end of the day he still is pretty cool.

[Zepol]

It's crazy how the last war the coalition made a point to not fight Napoleon head on but instead fight his other generals and commanders.