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Nelson’s Surprise Attack That Ended Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte seemed unstoppable after conquering Egypt—until Admiral Horatio Nelson struck. The Battle of the ...
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Alexandria to Cairo: Napoleon’s Deadly Path Through Egypt
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte led one of the most ambitious military campaigns in history — the invasion of Egypt. What began as a swift conquest of Alexandria soon turned into a brutal desert nightmare ...
His invasion of Russia was a bad idea anyway, but two ruthless pathogens that ripped through Bonparte’s army probably didn’t ...
The historic gem is among a catalogue of spectacular pieces included in Sotheby's annual Royal and Noble Jewels sale ...
After carefully researching Bonaparte's time in exile, painter Charles de Steuben depicted Napoleon's deathbed and the witnesses to his dying moments in May 1821. “The death of Napoleon” (1828) by ...
French police arrested five more in the $102M Louvre crown-jewels theft, including a DNA-linked suspect; the loot remains ...
It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right under the noses of French guards. The thieves exited as they entered, through a window, fleeing with nearly all ...
The exhibition at the Paris museum brings together around a hundred works, paintings and drawings, including some on loan ...
Changing Broward County’s name to “Lauderdale County” could spur tourism and business relocations. Or it might waste money ...
In honor of Halloween, let's count down the thirteen most haunted places in New Orleans, from mansions to bookstores to bars.
Okoli Esq Succinctly put, politics is about power, influence and control. In his treatise, “Prince,” Niccolo Machiavelli argued that politics is about acquisition, maintenance and exercise of power ...
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