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Little Corporal

noun

  1. epithet of Napoleon I.


Little Corporal

noun

  1. the Little Corporal
    a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

David was one of the first of the men of the Revolution to come beneath the spell of the Little Corporal.

He was about the same height as the Little Corporal, he seemed to recall, but an eagle boldness was lacking.

Possibly the admiration of Balzac's mother for the little Corporal had its purpose in God's great economy.

The little corporal has made himself a factor in London and his name as a rule spells success.

It was there we were going; and, with our Little Corporal to lead us, turned everything into victory.

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