Caption:
Schoenfeld/Napoleon I., From Soldier To Emperor - Napoleon Bonaparte, the nouveau, at the military school of Brienne. From a painting by Realier-Dumas.From a single soldier he shall succeed to the supreme command, From a short gown he shall come to a long one, Brave in arms, hostile to the church, He shall vex the priests as water does the sponge.Napoleon's sectacular rise from corporal to Emperor, his valor in battle and anti-clerical described by Nostradamus. May 17, 1941. (Photo by Camera Features).