A practice drill in the allied bivouac camp yesterday; there will be 5,000 official re-enactors participating over the weekend (Getty) The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo was a day for ...

The Napoleonic wars were fought on a bigger scale than any conflict that had gone before. Though concentrated in Europe, their impact was global. They conjure up images of huge battles fought between ...

A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first appeared in our video on the Battle of Aspern. In this video we try to explain why lining up shoulder-to-shoulder ...

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Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Battle of Waterloo, changed the world forever. The Corsican-born emperor brought liberal reforms to the numerous territories he conquered, and implemented fundamental ...

During the last months of 1814, Napoleon grew bored playing at Emperor of Elba. He never took his eye off France, where the Allies had made the mistake of restoring an eager but weak Bourbon king to ...