“It was very early in life
that Napoleon secluded himself as it were from other men, and became impressed
with the lofty objects to which he appeared to be destined”…shortly after
entering Milan, Napoleon declared “There is a finer throne than that vacant…There
are two tottering thrones which I am about to prop up…those of Constantinople
and Persia”…his expedition to Acre in 1799 was to conquer the Ottoman Empire… hence,
he claimed “There has been nothing to be done in Europe for two hundred years…it
is in the east only that great things are to be done”…all of Napoleon’s power
consolidation in Europe was to ultimately lead him to the conquest of his two favorite
Eastern thrones… Napoleon wanted to “follow in the footsteps of Cyrus and
Alexander”…
~ excerpts from Scottish lawyer
and historian Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, in his 1841 book on history of
Europe beginning with the French Revolution…
[pic Art Collector: Siege of
Acre - Jezzar Pasha - Napoleon Bonaparte - Original typogravure by Boussod
& amp; Valadon. 1890 … for educational purposes only]