In 1813, following his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon faced a desperate battle to save his empire. His enemies were ...

Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt ...

Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s famed military commander and emperor, formally gave up his throne. Under the Treaty of ...

Napoleon crowned himself emperor on December 2, 1804, turning the French Republic into the French Empire, with a Bonaparte line of succession. He felt that this provision for continuity was ...

Frustrated by Portugal's defiance of his Continental Blockade against trade with Great Britan, Napoleon ordered General Jerot to march French troops ... a part of his empire.

These include India, the Middle East, the Americas, where Spain’s colonial empire rapidly disintegrated ... outstanding book for anyone interested in the French Wars or “Big History”. Note: The ...