An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent.

From 1804 to 1814, the Napoleonic Wars raged, as Britain, Prussia, Austria, and Russia all fought to hold back the fiery emperor of France. In 1814 it looked as though they had succeeded.

Napoleon faced the combined might of the Sixth Coalition (Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden) near Leipzig, in what would prove ...

Two hundred years ago this year, in June of 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo by a coalition of countries — including Austria, Prussia, Russia and the United Kingdom. Though he ...

Defeating the Prussian army at the battles of Jéna and Auerstädt, Napoleon captured 140,000 prisoners and left 25,000 dead or wounded. The might of the Prussian army had been entirely crushed.

In September 1815, Karl von Müffling, the Prussian governor of Paris, ... When Napoleonic loot was returned, though, Savoy explained, new museums were built to display these national treasures.

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...

In one lightning-fast campaign, Napoleon crushed the once-feared Prussian army. Jena-Auerstedt wasn’t just a battle—it was a reckoning. California’s National Guard lawsuit against Trump has ...

Alarmed by France’s growing power, the Prussians now challenged Napoleon, who made short work of them. "The idea that Prussia could take the field against me by herself," he said, "seems so ridiculous ...