How tall was Napoleon?

Jack Flash

He was barely 5 feet 2 inches in height, according to Brewer (see entry under Little Corporal). Mar 20 02, 7:20 PM

bipolar

Napoleon was 5 feet 6.5 inches tall, average height at the time. In his early years he was quite lean and only after 1806 did he become heavy. http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/napoleon/c_description.html Feb 14 08, 4:23 PM

DPISHERE

He was 5 feet 2 in high http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon Jul 28 08, 4:26 PM

McGruff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon Actually, this is what the reference above says about Napoleon's height: Napoleon complex British propaganda of the time depicted Napoleon as of smaller than average height and the image of him as a small man persists. However, confusion about his height has arisen as the French inch of the time equalled 2.7 centimetres, whilst the Imperial inch is 2.54 centimetres. According to contemporary sources, he in fact grew to just under 1.7 m, around average height for a Frenchman at the time. Napoleon's nickname of le petit caporal has added to the confusion, as non-Francophones have mistakenly interpreted petit by its literal meaning of "small". In fact, it is an affectionate term reflecting on his camaraderie with ordinary soldiers. Whether truly short or not, Napoleon's name has been lent to the Napoleon complex, a colloquial term describing a type of inferiority complex. Jul 28 08, 11:33 PM

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