# Napoleon — Pan Tadeusz character guide

> Napoleon in Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Emperor Napoleon, The Emperor, Bonaparte

**First appearance:** 0014-book-xi-the-year-1812

## Who they are

The French Emperor, a distant hope for Polish independence.

## In the story

### [Translator's Preface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/chapters/translator-s-preface)

Central figure in the historical events described; his campaigns and treaties shaped Polish fortunes.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in notes about the French and Polish armies crossing the Niemen and the capture of Somosierra.

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