# Napoleon Bonaparte — War and Peace character guide

> Napoleon Bonaparte in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Bonaparte, the Emperor Napoleon, Buonaparte

**First appearance:** 0006-iii

## Who they are

The Emperor of France, whose invasion of Russia serves as the historical backdrop for the novel's events.

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