Napoleonic Era
Period associated with the time of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). In 1799, with the aid of his brother Lucian Bonaparte and Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, he overthrew the Directory and installed... read more |
Serving general and military historian Jonathon Riley uses his personal knowledge of command to assess Napoleon’s qualities as a strategist, operational commander and battlefield tactician. |
Gemma Betros asks what kind of person Napoleon really was. Published in History Review, Issue: 72, 2012
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Jonathan Downs reports on the fire last December that caused extensive damage to one of Egypt’s most important collections of historical manuscripts. |
Richard Challoner unearths a letter, written in support of a widow and her children, which is revealing of a humanitarian aspect of Lord Nelson. |
Few figures in British political history have endured such lingering hostility as the statesman who did so much to forge Europe’s post-Napoleonic settlement, says John Bew. |
Richard Cavendish describes the Battle of Albuera, on May 16th, 1811. |
Wellington’s victories over the forces of Napoleon were critical to Britain’s ascendancy to superpower status. Peter Snow wonders why such a thrilling period of history is too often neglected. Published in History Today, Volume: 60 Issue: 12
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When Napoleon surrendered himself to a British naval captain after his defeat at Waterloo, the victors were faced with a judicial headache. Norman MacKenzie asks: was St Helena Britain’s Guantanamo Bay? |
Mark Bryant admires a Russian artist whose lampoons of Napoleon inspired some notable British caricaturists. Published in History Today, Volume: 60 Issue: 1
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Graham Goodlad examines the controverisal reputation of Napoleon Bonaparte as a military commander. |
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Mark Bryant looks at the lampooning of two hugely unpopular measures imposed during the administrations of two of the United States’ most distinguished presidents. |
Matthew MacLachlan asks how far Napoleon defeated himself. |
The British bombed the Danish capital for a second time, on September 2nd, 1807. |
Serving general and military historian Jonathon Riley uses his personal knowledge of command to assess Napoleon’s qualities as a strategist, operational commander and battlefield tactician. |
Following our article in November about Thomas Cochrane’s plans for chemical warfare, Richard Dale, author of a new book on Cochrane, reveals how the maverick naval hero was disgraced over his association with a stock market scandal.
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