In June 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte led 685,000 men—the largest army ever assembled in European history—across the Niemen River ...
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What Really Killed Napoleon Bonaparte?

When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the remote island of St. Helena, his final words hinted at betrayal: “France… my son… Josephine.” Officially, he succumbed to stomach cancer — but the evidence ...
I can’t think of any two people more prominent in the minds of French citizens than the Virgin Mary and Emperor Napoleon. And they share an important date: August 15 – when it’s believed she ascended ...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired all North American rights for Nordic thriller Operation Napoleon – Tears Of The Wolf, which is currently shooting in Finland, Iceland, and Germany. The acquisition is ...
Near the end of his reign, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of over half a million men in an invasion of Russia in 1812. Six months later, after the army was forced to retreat, an ...
An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent. Mark Schneider secured the job as Napoleon partly because of his ability to command ...