Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu (1750 – 1799)

"To live like a lion for a day is far better than to live like a jackal for a hundred years."

Nepoleon Bonapart 1769-1821

"Napoleon is like the great pyramid, he stands alone in a desert 
and jackals piss at his feet and writers climb up on him."  -  Gustave Flaubert

Napoleon as the emperor of France dominated Europe’s political and military horizon for more than two decades. He military talents he won most part of Europe and extended the French influence to Asia and Africa. His military and political theories affected the armies and governments all over the world and hence included himself among the most influential military leaders of history.

He was born in 15 August 1769 in Ajaccio, a Corsica’s location in a Corsican family. There had been no army personnel in this family ever. Napoleon led an ordinary childhood, His initial education was focused on the gentlemen subjects. But during his boyhood he decided to join military so he joined military school in Paris. He joined the artillery as second lieutenant after graduating from the military academy. In 1796, after getting some fame he changed “Bounparte” to “Bonaparte”.

Napoleon to Battlefield

In 1781, when the French revolution happened, he politically became a Jacobi and henceforth his military rank and responsibilities began to increase. When in 1793 Corsica announced independence he remained loyal to France. He took part in the battle of Tolone and despite being injured he took charge of the artillery and due his continuous firing and bombardment France won the battle and he got the rank of Brigadier General when he was just 26 years old.

Napoleon's Corronation 

Napoleon in Berlin 

Napoleon enters Heilsberg

Napoleon in Russia

The Treditional Warriors

A Warrior is a person engaged or experienced in warfare or figuratively a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness.

Warrior or Warriors may also refer to:

1. Warrior of Hirschlanden
2. Pier Gerlofs Donia
3. The Unknown Warrior
4. Famous Women Warriors
5. Many Ninjas of the japanese decsnet
6. The Knights of the West

One very intersting topic of "woman warrior" is very close to the hearts of the historians and scholars of anthropology and feminism.
The portrayal of women as warriors has been studied in literature, films, feminist and cultural studies. In fictional works, the character type often refers to a strong female personality, determined in pursuit of her goals and often eager to take on typical Men's Work like fighting wars or performing manual labour to accomplish those goals. When of a royal background, a woman warrior may be called a warrior princess. Some famous are

1. Joan of Arc
2. Raani Jhansi
3. Razia Sultan
   

Joan Of Ark

Another Lady Warrior

Knights

A knight is a "gentleman soldier" or member of the Warrior Class of the Middle Ages specially Europe and in different parts of the world. In other Indo-European languages, cognates of cavalier or rider are more prevalent (viz French chevalier, in Muslim India "Sawaar", Portuguese cavaleiro, Spanish caballero, Italian cavaliere, Polish kawaler for modern knights and rycerz for medieval knights, German Ritter, Scandinavian and Dutch ridder, Czech rytíř and Finnish ritari), suggesting a connection to the knight's legendary mode of transport.

In the long lits of Warriors and Knights there are many common people as well as the noblity of that time also comes in the erena of warfare. Here are few names from all over the world which have earned immortal fame and recognition for Warriorship and Knighthood.

Starting from prehistoric times these are:

1. Alexander, the great
2. King Arthur
3. Salah-ud-Din (Famously known as Saladin)
4. King Richard
5. Knigts of Templers
6. Changese Khan
7. Tamer Lane (Temoor)
8. Zaheer-ud-Din Baaber Indian Ruler
9. and many more.

In the above short list of knights and warriors, some were really barbarious in their acts of warfare with the likes of changese Khan, Tamer Lane and knights of the templers. While others were at their peek for warship.

Here are some more images of the Traditional Warriors and Knights who used to fight with the Treditional Wapons like Swords, Long Sticks, Semurais etc.

A Templer Knight

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