In one minute, we follow Napoleon’s meteoric rise and the wars that reshaped Europe. Using Google Earth, we trace his victories from Austerlitz to Jena, the costly invasion of Russia, and his final ...

The LGB Alliance said that 'homosexuality was not celebrated in the Napoleonic era' - Lifestyle pictures/Alamy Stock Photo The Napoleonic Wars have been cited as a part of “queer history” in an ...

The National Army Museum in London has recently identified the likely subject of a portrait of a black soldier in its collection as Private Thomas James.

In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with one of the largest armies in history—the “Grande Armée” of about half a million men. But when they were forced to retreat, harsh winter conditions, ...

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected pathogens may have helped hasten the soldiers' demise ...