Two months before Napoleon's historic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused heavy rains ...

As the honorary French consul on the British island of St. Helena, he oversees Longwood House, Napoleon Bonaparte’s home in exile from 1815 to 1821, the last years of his life. Dancoisne ...

His brillant career ended on June 22, 1815 — four days after the Battle ... who insisted on calling Napoleon General Bonaparte. Only one weapon was left him — words. With words, he would ...

Heritage 1815’s Convenor Dr Zack White ... defeated French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte for a final time, paving the way for a lasting peace. An estimated 47,000 people on all sides were killed ...

If it could happen in France, it could happen anywhere. Vintage engraving of Napoleon Bonaparte at Auxonne, in the Cote-d'Or department in the Burgundy region of eastern France, 1788. From the ...

having served in the French army under Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon rode Marengo through battles across Europe from 1800 until 1815. Although the steed was just 1.4 metres tall - and was injured in ...

In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) escaped from his exile on the island of Elba and headed to Paris with his troops. When he landed on the French mainland, a French newspaper referred to him ...

The name also evokes the French military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte (1776-1821), who seized power after the French Revolution, crowned himself Emperor and ruled France until 1815. Napoleon himself ...