Tag: Napoleon Bonaparte
History Painting: Napoleon in burning Moscow by Albrecht Adam, 1841.
The campaign of Russia in 1812 has often been said to be the beginning of the end for Napoleon. (Two […]
The Napoleonic Art of War.
To outline properly the scope of Napoleon’s military tactics we would need more than a limited understanding of military history. […]
The Napoleonic Code.
Napoleon wasn’t the first French leader who saw the need to thoroughly overhaul and unify the laws of France. As […]
The Napoleonic Eagle.
Reminiscent of the days of Rome, Napoleon’s armies, like Rome’s legions, carried the eagle as a symbol of French Imperial […]
The Coronation of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French.
Who would have thought a relatively obscure Corsican by the name of Napoleon Bounaparte, would rise to prominence during the […]
Napoleon and Josephine, Love Letters and Angst!
Most people have undoubtedly expressed their love for someone in their life. Sometimes love is out of reach, but often […]
The Napoleonic Expedition to Egypt.
The French were among the earliest modern explorers to “rediscover” the great monuments of the Ancient Egyptians. The King of […]
