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Post by Inactive user on Jun 10, 2021 7:35:50 GMT
I personally don't think he was. But what do YOU think?
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Post by Inactive user on Jun 10, 2021 7:44:32 GMT
Actually, it wasn't. The standard nowadays is 5'0, and most men were that height then.
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Post by John Marston on Jun 10, 2021 11:21:03 GMT
Actually, it wasn't. The standard nowadays is 5'0, and most men were that height then. He was average height for his time. Probably below average, but I don't know the exact figure. |
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Jun 10, 2021 11:31:34 GMT
Napoleon was 5' 2", which was completely average for the time, but he was short for a commander/member of the nobility, who were around 6' on average. Interestingly enough, historians think this is one reason he was Delaware to the artillery. For the infantry and cavalry, they wanted commanding figures.
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Post by zink on Jun 10, 2021 17:23:48 GMT
Actually, it wasn't. The standard nowadays is 5'0, and most men were that height then. Standard? Where did you find that number? |
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Post by zink on Jun 10, 2021 17:24:58 GMT
Napoleon was 5' 2", which was completely average for the time, but he was short for a commander/member of the nobility, who were around 6' on average. Interestingly enough, historians think this is one reason he was Delaware to the artillery. For the infantry and cavalry, they wanted commanding figures. No he was around 5'5 to 5'6, 5'2 was the measures used back then |
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Jun 10, 2021 18:28:38 GMT
Napoleon was 5' 2", which was completely average for the time, but he was short for a commander/member of the nobility, who were around 6' on average. Interestingly enough, historians think this is one reason he was Delaware to the artillery. For the infantry and cavalry, they wanted commanding figures. No he was around 5'5 to 5'6, 5'2 was the measures used back then Nonsense, John Marston was a strong supporter of the British metric system, so it would be unlikely for him to be measured by his aides in the French yardstick of the revolution. |
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Post by zink on Jun 10, 2021 18:55:12 GMT
No he was around 5'5 to 5'6, 5'2 was the measures used back then Nonsense, John Marston was a strong supporter of the British metric system, so it would be unlikely for him to be measured by his aides in the French yardstick of the revolution. So why did you use 5'2 |
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Jun 10, 2021 19:10:19 GMT
Nonsense, John Marston was a strong supporter of the British metric system, so it would be unlikely for him to be measured by his aides in the French yardstick of the revolution. So why did you use 5'2 Because that is his recorded height by the British meter. |
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Post by ππ³π°π΅π΄π¬πΊ on Jun 10, 2021 19:43:50 GMT
No he was around 5'5 to 5'6, 5'2 was the measures used back then Nonsense, John Marston was a strong supporter of the British metric system, so it would be unlikely for him to be measured by his aides in the French yardstick of the revolution. You made my day: The british metric system 6'6 - and the british are so proud to have not a metric system... nice one Edit The french -yardstick of the revolution - is called meter. |
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Post by ππ³π°π΅π΄π¬πΊ on Jun 10, 2021 20:27:36 GMT
Nice to have a metric system:
He died 1.66m
Sources name measures before of 1.68m and 1.69m.
This is maybe for today a dwarf, but he was a bit taller than half of the french army at this time.
Compared to other generals, that usually came out of higher, better nutriated families, he was really short *did he have one smaller general under command?
So short, that a "Napoleon Complex", became a medical term for this mental disease, that his minority complex caused .
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Jun 10, 2021 22:31:41 GMT
Nonsense, John Marston was a strong supporter of the British metric system, so it would be unlikely for him to be measured by his aides in the French yardstick of the revolution. You made my day: The british metric system 6'6 - and the british are so proud to have not a metric system... nice one EditThe french -yardstick of the revolution - is called meter. I know, I said it as a joke. |
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Post by ππ³π°π΅π΄π¬πΊ on Jun 10, 2021 22:46:58 GMT
You made my day: The british metric system 6'6 - and the british are so proud to have not a metric system... nice one EditThe french -yardstick of the revolution - is called meter. I know, I said it as a joke. I appeciate your preciceness, and so I could not assume anything else than joke, so I got it> This was a really good one! You made me laughing for longer. I just copied the facts, because you made a few really nice transformations, like the 'yardstick of the revolution' / Great! I will never forget> Napoleon was a fan of the 'british metric system' |
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Post by Thortilla on Jun 11, 2021 0:23:46 GMT
What? sorry i almost crushed you
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Post by Inactive user on Jun 11, 2021 8:51:42 GMT
Us army requirements
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