In the early 1800s Napoleon Bonaparte stormed across Europe, swallowing up territory for his French Empire and challenging the supremacy of Britain on the seas. From 1804 to 1814, the Napoleonic Wars ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brunel University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Everyone knows that Britain’s conclusive victory over Napoleon was at Waterloo. The story of that day – the squares of ...

The Imperial Guard was a small, elite army, directly under Napoleon’s control. Like the corps, it had infantry, cavalry and artillery. It was comprised of the best veteran soldiers from every theater ...

Sega's released new art and screens Napoleon: Total War. Four screens are self explanatory, while the five bits of artwork show off the French Cuirassier, Brunswick Infantry, British Heavy Cavalry ...