But, whether they be true or not, no man ever showed a finer strategic grasp of a situation, no man ever displayed more tactical ability on a given field, no man ever conducted a series of more brilliant enterprises, no man ever utilized a small, compact, well-handled force opposed to at least two and a half times its number, no man ever conducted a campaign which stood higher from a professional point of view than this one which began with the march from Nogent and the destruction at Champaubert.
There was no rest for Napoleon that night.

Undoubtedly he was not now the man he had been.

Paralyzing physical disabilities before and after interfered with his movements.

The enormous strains to which he had subjected his body and brain sometimes resulted in periods of mental blindness and physical prostration.

It was whispered that a strange malady--was it some form of epilepsy ?--sometimes overcame the Emperor so that his faculties and abilities were in abeyance for hours.