In 1809, as Napoleon fought the Austrians at Wagram, the war in Spain and Portugal continued to rage. The French had ...

French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia.

No disease man can ever spread will be as deadly as war. In the 21st century, an age in which even the most destitute on the ...

The gate that goes nowhere is somehow a monument to the Napoleonic genius of the man who enabled the emancipation of the Jews ...

The French retaliated, killing thousands of Spaniards. It was the start of a brutal, no-holds-barred war, marked by savagery on both sides. The French tortured and mutilated their prisoners ...

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 ...

The French cavalry charged on the order of Marshal ... The first time in the whole history of the Napoleonic wars the Guard was seen to falter and then eventually fall back, shouting "Sauve ...

Conflict extended beyond Europe to include the colonies in what was known first as the 'French Revolutionary Wars' then the 'Napoleonic Wars'. In 1804 Napoleon, Emperor of France, made slavery ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Naval Action: Leopard Leopard is a beautiful fast 4th rate that served during French revolutionary wars, Napoleonic wars and the War of 1812 between ...

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 ...

Between the outbreak of the French Revolution, 1789, and the Treaty of Vienna, 1815, Europe’s national economies were afflicted by 26 years of intensified mercantilist warfare. Thanks to generous ...