{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcauldron.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fbattle-of-rivoli-jan-14-1797-jan-15-1797-RU9dyQMC","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Battle of Rivoli Jan 14, 1797 – Jan 15, 1797","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cb3ebeb2-c6be-4f88-b909-98bc5ae33e03/4abaa025-f228-438a-82dd-0f979154351a/1544464787-artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/385dc42c-a40c-45d3-918a-e2b5f628b92d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Battle of Rivoli Jan 14, 1797 – Jan 15, 1797\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"\"They have seen nothing yet...In our day, no one has conceived anything great: it is for me to set the example.\" - Napoleon Bonaparte after the victory at Lodi.\n\nWith a playwright's understanding of men's passions, he could give heart or strike fear with a few well-placed words. His glance, produced at the right moment to the right man, could expose a weakness or inspire courage. Like Hannibal and many others, he was a commander that lived and suffered very much with his men, at least at the beginning of his career. All these things mark Napoleon out as a uniquely gifted general. At the battle of Rivoli in mid-January 1796, we see them all come together at once, on full display for the first time in the \"Little Corporal's\" career.\n\n "}