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Why is Napoleon Bonaparte known as being short when he was 1.69m tall?

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Napoleon was of average height, but his tactics in battle might have given the impression that he was short. Napoleon seemed to have preferred to be surrounded by extremely tall soldiers, and these soldiers who served as his personal guard made him appear short in stature.

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