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For posterity's sake, retired military generals should write memoirs

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A section of Kenya's retired military generals. [File, Standard]

Napoleon Bonaparte had great influence in the world. Besides spreading French Revolutionary ideals in Europe and arousing deep anti-French nationalism leading to his 1815 defeat at Waterloo, he reformed French institutions.

He wanted, using knowledge as a strategic weapon, excellence in all types of fields and so he instituted special awards, among them the Knight of Napoleon.

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