Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) escaped from his exile on the island of Elba and headed to Paris with his troops.

How Napoleon Lost at Waterloo Posted: February 18, 2025 | Last updated: February 18, 2025 As British, Austrian, Russian, and Austrian forces once again came together to stop Napoleon in 1815 ...

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

1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the Island of Elba. He then began his second conquest of France. 1848 – The second French Republic was proclaimed. 1863 – U.S. President Lincoln signed the ...

Britain is seeking to finalize a deal on handing sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after U.S. President Donald ...

When President Donald Trump pulled William McKinley from the outer reaches of American history and hailed his presidency as a model for today’s U.S. leadership, he harked back to the ...

Various other doomed designs were proposed over the years, including one endorsed by Napoleon and another which consisted of ...

On Feb. 26, 1994, 11 members of the Branch Davidian religious cult were acquitted of murder and conspiracy charges stemming from a federal raid and siege at the compound near Waco, Texas, the year ...