The military principles of Caesar were those of Hannibal, and those of Hannibal were those of Alexander - to hold his forces in hand, not to be vulnerable at any point, to throw all his forces with rapidity on any given point. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

The military principles of Caesar were those of Hannibal, and those of Hannibal were those of Alexander - to hold his forces in hand, not to be vulnerable at any point, to throw all his forces with rapidity on any given point.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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