The Imperial Guard was a small, elite army, directly under Napoleon’s control. Like the corps, it had infantry, cavalry and artillery. It was comprised of the best veteran soldiers from every ...

When the blaze in Moscow subsided on September 18, 1812, the French—who had traveled hundreds of miles into Russia—were left ...

French (other than the Imperial Guard ) — these forces are under the control of Napoleon. Imperial Guard — these are the best French forces on the battlefield and are under the direct control ...

When the afternoon drive of the little fellow took place he was saluted by the guard as he left and ... In the Prince Imperial the Napoleonic party see the promise of a continuance of their ...

So quietly has the Imperial party, with whom the yacht Jerome Napoleon entered our Bay last Saturday, come among us, and so overshadowing the importance of our own contemporary History ...

This carving, made from animal bones, is unusual. It dates from the Napoleonic era and would have been made by a French prisoner of war based at a camp near Peterborough at the end of the ...

During World War II, American leaders proudly proclaimed this country the “arsenal of democracy,” supplying weapons and ...

In The French at Waterloo: Eyewitness Accounts, Napoleon, Imperial Headquarters, and 1 st Corps, he covers the events of the battle itself from the perspective of Napoleon, his staff, and the troops ...

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Recent Books and Dissertations on French History. French Historical Studies, Vol. 46, Issue. 4, p. 640. The Napoleonic Wars saw almost two decades of brutal fighting. Fighting took place on an ...

Italy’s army is set to begin guarding medical staff in Calabria starting Monday. The decision follows a series of violent ...

Volume I of The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars covers the international foreign political dimensions of the wars and the social, legal, political and economic structures of the Empire.