Did you know? A prisoner of war camp near Peterborough Cambridgeshire was unearthed in 2009, which was thought to house 7,000 French soldiers captured during the Napoleonic War.

Undoubtedly one of Britain’s greatest heroes, Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, is known mainly for his victory ...

The French still had 20,000 troops of the Imperial Guard and another 10,000 fresh soldiers waiting for an order to advance, but Napoleon did not wish to commit these forces. He wanted fresh troops ...

Frustrated by Portugal's defiance of his Continental Blockade against trade with Great Britan, Napoleon ordered General Jerot to march French troops over the Pyrenees. On November 30, French ...

The French have very few troops. We can attack the south and roll up the whole French army. Napoleon knew his man. The Tsar called a council of war, and argued for an immediate attack. Only ...

Quite unlike French monarchy that was disconnected to the people, Napoleon won over the crowd’s support. He would even know the names of his soldiers, and call them by their names. However ...

which means they can only leave the country temporarily Sarah Kuta One of the carvings may even depict French emperor and military commander Napoleon Bonaparte being hanged Sarah Kuta Nobody knows ...