The Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 was Napoleon Bonaparte’s final gamble for power. In one minute: Napoleon faced the Duke ...

His invasion of Russia was a bad idea anyway, but two ruthless pathogens that ripped through Bonparte’s army probably didn’t ...

As Napoleon fled from a muddy, bloody defeat, some of his possessions were looted. Now a precious brooch will be sold with a ...

One of the few Black soldiers to receive the Waterloo Medal in recognition of his service, Private Thomas James' overlooked story is now being told ...

The historic gem is among a catalogue of spectacular pieces included in Sotheby's annual Royal and Noble Jewels sale ...

A new genetic analysis of teeth from a mass grave in Lithuania reveals hidden illnesses that plagued the French emperor's ...

New research suggests that two surprise pathogens were among the diseases that laid waste to the emperor’s vaunted Grande ...

Near the end of his reign, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of over half a million men in an invasion of Russia ...

The brooch, left behind after the French emperor fled Waterloo’s battlefield, will be sold to the highest auction bidder on ...

A mass grave holding soldiers from Napoleon Bonaparte's French army reveals some of the diseases that killed the Grande Armée ...

The brooch was reportedly abandoned by Napoleon himself as he fled the battlefield after his crushing defeat in 1815.

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French ...