"Love him or hate him, Napoleon is a figure probably unrivaled in modern history." Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent ...
When Winfield Scott landed near Veracruz on March 8, 1847, with the intention of winning the war with Mexico by seizing Mexico City, nearly 250 miles away over rugged mountains, many predicted he ...
In 1808, Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the French. At Bailén Napoleon's Empire suffered its first ...