“Faced with this endless British troublemaking, Napoleon was, in Bonapartist French eyes, like a kung fu master, meditating peacefully on his prayer mat about progress and democracy while a gang of irritating English boys threw acorns at him, finally forcing him to get up and give them a slap.” PeaceHistoryMeditationFranceWaterlooNapoleon Book:How the French Won Waterloo: Or Think They Did Source: How the French Won Waterloo: Or Think They Did