Napoleon was not short: his 1821 Saint Helena measurement was in French feet, about 5 ft 6½ in
His doctor recorded five pieds, two pouces and four lignes. French units were longer than English ones, and a British cartoonist did the rest from 1803.
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His doctor recorded five pieds, two pouces and four lignes. French units were longer than English ones, and a British cartoonist did the rest from 1803.
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