# Napoleon Bonaparte — War and Peace character guide

> Napoleon Bonaparte in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** supporting

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

**First appearance:** 0006-iii

## Who they are

The Emperor of France, whose shadow falls across every Russian drawing room and battlefield, Napoleon looms as the age's unstoppable, feared, and admired force.

## In the story

### [Part III: 1812](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/part-iii-1812)

Depicted as a central historical force, his decisions and perceived role are analyzed from a philosophical and historical perspective.

### [The Mathematical Progression of Flight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/war_and_peace/chapters/xvi)

Described as a 'genius' who no longer knows what is happening; he continues to receive hollow reports and issue unheeded orders while his army collapses around him.

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