The French have very few troops. We can attack the south and roll up the whole French army. Napoleon knew his man. The Tsar called a council of war, and argued for an immediate attack. Only ...

French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia. Wellington saw an opportunity to strike. First he secured the strategic ...

Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army was the biggest and bloodiest battle yet seen in European history, and ...

Napoleon also had to approve a series of exceptions: European industry could not supply the shoes and clothes that the French army needed, for instance, and so British manufacturers obtained ...

This carving, made from animal bones, is unusual. It dates from the Napoleonic era and would have been made by a French prisoner of war based at a camp near Peterborough at the end of the ...

In honor of the romantic holiday, we've decided to crown the French military ... the head of the army, Joséphine. To read more on their relationship, check out "The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine." ...

Play the game and take sides in the Battle of Waterloo. The battle was fought between the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Duke of Wellington, leader of the Anglo-Allied forces.

Steven Laffoley-Edwards The grave of Robert Mitchell, Captain of the 60th Royal American regiment, was one of those uncovered by Mr Dyson The Napoleonic wars saw the French empire, led by Napoleon ...

Both sides fought with desperate determination—the French because their retreat across the Danube was threatened, the Austrians because they saw a chance to annihilate Napoleon’s army.

In less than six weeks, the French reached the Danube, catching the Austrian army of General Karl Mack by surprise. While his enemy wavered, Napoleon struck the decisive blow. ELTING: He comes ...