Napoléon Bonaparte was a male Human citizen of France, specifically Corsica, on Earth in the 18th and 19th centuries. He was the leader of the French people. The Napoléonic Era was named after him. (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos"; TNG: "Hide and Q")
He was defeated at Waterloo. (VOY: "The Thaw")
During his studies of Earth, Trelane found Napoléon highly admirable. He kept a bust of Napoléon in his castle on Gothos. (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")
Marla McGivers adored men like Napoleon and kept a painting, as well as a bust of him in her quarters aboard the USS Enterprise. When Khan visited her quarters in 2267, he recognized Napoleon among her art collection of "bold men from the past."
A 23rd century analogy made by James T. Kirk regarding the creation of the Human Augments, whose superior ability breed superior ambition, was compared to creating a group of Alexanders and Napoléons. (TOS: "Space Seed")
In 2268, Spock listed Napoléon with Ramses, Alexander the Great, Caesar, Hitler, and Lee Kuan as examples of Earthmen whose desire for absolute power corrupted them absolutely. (TOS: "Patterns of Force")
Later that year, Fleet Captain Garth of Izar listed Napoléon with Alexander, Caesar, Hitler, Lee Kuan, and Krotus as leaders who had failed at making the ultimate conquest. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy")
In 2364, Q transported William T. Riker and several other members of the USS Enterprise-D crew to a barren planet and made them play a game featuring elements from the "Napoléonic Era." (TNG: "Hide and Q")
The Menthar had battle strategies that Data believed to be similar to those of Napoléon. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
External link
- Napoléon Bonaparte at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Napoléon Bonaparte at Wikipedia
- Napoleonic era at Wikipedia