answersLogoWhite

0

He admired Julius Ceaser and the Romans for sure, and even based himself off Ceaser in his attitudes to warfare, but he also had a very grudging respect for the British Royal Navy, when he boarded the British ship HM Bellerophon on route to exile to the Island of St. Helena he quoted to the British Captain Maitland "I would have been emperor of the east, but as long as there is water to sail a ship we will allways find the English navy."

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?