>>7835725the general/commander is in charge of the strategy and the intention behind every attack/defense, he has to organize everything therefore he needs to have a good view of the battlefield and, of course, he needs to be alive, despite that, Napoleon was always there, not in the first line of course, but he was there with his men, close to the fire and that's why he was so loved among the troops. you should read more about Napoleon, even haters would admit that.