In May 1813, as Napoleon launches a desperate bid to save his empire following the disastrous defeat in Russia, the situation ...

Britain and Russia were notably enemies during the Crimean War (1853-1856). However, the two countries briefly clashed during ...

The French army has never fought this kind of war… It’s not at all the glorious war that they fought elsewhere. ELTING: At this point you begin to see a failure of Napoleon's judgment.

He explains, “Unfortunately during those times, wars caused a lot of deaths.” Both Marsily and Gueniffey lament that no French director has ever tackled Napoleon with a proper biopic.

although we don’t know how many civilians were killed directly or indirectly as a result of the wars." French journalist and Telegraph columnist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet agrees that Napoleon is not ...

The graves of a group of French prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars have been restored by a group of military history enthusiasts. The four men and one woman were buried at St John's Church in ...

At just 14 he had been working as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy, when he was captured by the French during the Napoleonic wars. He had an extraordinary tale to tell, and he carried the proof with ...

Not even the best military commander can win a trade war, however. Napoleon made the fatal mistake of adopting the protectionism of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a 17th-century French finance minister ...

US president Donald Trump came over all French this ... is the relentless wars, the riding roughshod over democracy and the reintroduction of slavery. It's not one of Napoleon's better known ...