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

Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the French. At Bailén Napoleon's Empire suffered its first major ...

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was one of the truly watershed events in American history. The acquisition of this vast land ...

The president thinks he can return America to manufacturing glory — but the cycles of economic history are hard to break.

Cinco de Mayo, which translates to the 5th of May, has become associated with tacos and margaritas, but the holiday is about ...

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over the Second French Empire, led by Napoleon III, at the Battle of ...

Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the ...

Napoleon passed the sabre on to his close ally Emmanuel de Grouchy, who the French emperor named his last marshal of the ...

New Yorkers would be forced to pay 2.5 times the market rate for electricity generated by the Empire Wind One offshore wind farm if the deal goes through, according to a financial analysis.

Last week, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum ordered construction halted on Empire Wind, the planned array of roughly 150 wind turbines off the coast of Long Island. In doing so, he may have sunk ...