Bab 69: The Royalist Uprising,13 Vendémiaire

In real history, there was no detailed account of how Napoleon Bonaparte planned the defense of the Tuileries Palace. Though there are accounts that narrated how the battle went, the endings were all the same. Napoleon Bonaparte repelled the royalists and saved the government.

But, by looking at the map, he can predict where Napoleon could have placed the artillery around the perimeter of the Tuileries Palace. He admits, most of his achievements right now are thanks to his knowledge of the future. Before engaging in a battle, he would spend his time in the military tent, reading the maps and accounts of the specific battle, and then he'll improvise and make it better. It feels like this battle is his first.

'Let's put all the knowledge I learned in the military school to the test,' Napoleon said to himself, as he began voicing out his plan to Barras and the officers present inside the chamber.