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Napoleon Bonaparte Speech - "Farewell to the Old Guard"

Soldiers of my Old Guard:
I bid you farewell. For twenty years I have constantly accompanied you on the road to honor and glory. In these latter times, as in the days of our prosperity, you have invariably been models of courage and fidelity. With men such as you our cause could not be lost; but the war would have been interminable; it would have been civil war, and that would have entailed deeper misfortunes on France.
I have sacrificed all of my interests to those of the country.
I go, but you, my friends, will continue to serve France.
Which statement accurately describes the purpose of Napoleon Bonaparte’s speech “Farewell to the Old Guard”?
A) A leader is stepping down from his position
B) A leader is bidding his army goodbye after a defeat
C) A leader is noting all that he has sacrificed for serving his country
D) A leader is addressing his friends and countrymen after a conquering a foreign territory
2. Napoleon Bonaparte Speech - "Farewell to the Old Guard" Soldiers of my Old Guard: I bid you farewell. For twenty years I have constantly accompanied you on the road to honor and glory. In these latter times, as in the days of our prosperity, you have invariably been models of courage and fidelity. With men such as you our cause could not be lost; but the war would have been interminable; it would have been civil war, and that would have entailed deeper misfortunes on France. I have sacrificed all of my interests to those of the country. I go, but you, my friends, will continue to serve France. What information is directly stated in this passage? A) Napoleon brought honor to France B) Napoleon’s army turned against him after they were defeated C) Napoleon spent twenty years with his army D) Napoleon sacrificed everything for the citizens of France