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https://www.france24.com/en/20180713-polands-double-edged-vodka-tradition
'That history includes the French expression "drunk as a Pole", which today is derogatory but originally had the opposite meaning when Napoleon allegedly first used it with his soldiers.'
'It was his way of saying, "You can drink but you must know how to be drunk like Poles who, even when inebriated, are able to get up and fight," according to Szumowski.'
The quotes are from the above cited article.