Some think that Napoleon is just a brandy!” But the consul, who is finishing a 12-volume series on the last years of the emperor’s life, adds: “Napoleon was many things—general ...

"Come general, the affair is over, we have lost the day," Napoleon told one of his officers. "Let us be off." The day was June 18, 1815. By about 8 p.m., the emperor of France knew he had been ...

In February 2025 social media posts, U.S. President Donald Trump shared this quote usually attributed to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte: "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law." ...

"Austria wants to get slapped; she shall have it," Napoleon boasted. "If the Emperor Francis attempts any hostile move, he will soon have ceased to reign." Two weeks later, Napoleon battered the ...

Considering he's the series' de facto French leader – leading the country in three mainline entries and both Civilization Revolution games – you may be shocked to find Napoleon isn't in ...

During the last months of 1814, Napoleon grew bored playing at Emperor of Elba. He never took his eye off France, where the Allies had made the mistake of restoring an eager but weak Bourbon king ...

COMPIEGNE, 24 No'bre, 1861. MONSIEUR, J'ai iu avec le plus vif interet le discours que vous avez pronounce au diner auquel assistait S.A.I. le Prince NAPOLEON et dont vous in'avez fait l'envoi.

The Ephemeral Habsburg Empire in Mexico. In 1869, artist Édouard Manet finished his painting of The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, depicting the death, by firing squad, of Maxi ...

A personal look at the french military leader´s origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor. The story is viewed through the prism of Napoleon´s addictive, volatile relationship with his wife ...

French President Emmanuel Macron branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin an "imperialist" who was trying to "rewrite history" after Putin compared Macron's proposal to extend France's ...

Scott's Napoleon stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous French Emperor, with Vanessa Kirby as his wife, Josephine. It charts his rise and fall, with some epic encounters and one of the most ...