French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia.

In 1809, as Napoleon fought the Austrians at Wagram, the war in Spain and Portugal continued to rage. The French had ...

Nearly four decades ago, Hedgecock got started reenacting 15th century medieval history and began crafting replica arms and ...

Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the ...

Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

But the French averted war with the United States over its inevitable expansion westward, and the 80 million francs they received allowed Napoleon to rebuild France, especially its army.

The hand-written letter from Napoleon rejecting his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 sold for €26,360 at an ...

The Napoleonic Wars was a series of wars between Napoleonic France and shifting alliances of other European powers, and, along with the French Revolutionary wars, constituted a 23-year period of ...

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said.

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said. Napoleon ordered the sabre in ...