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There are more books with “Napoleon” in their titles than there have been days since the death of the French emperor and general in 1821. So reports Andrew Roberts in his magisterial biography ...

Napoleon Bonaparte's ambition to establish an empire in the East was crushed in 1799 at the Siege of Acre by Ahmed Jazzar Pasha. On 20 May 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte lifted the siege of the city of ...

In February 2025 social media posts, U.S. President Donald Trump shared this quote usually attributed to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte: "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law." ...

He even orders the dimensions of the frame. TULARD: From the very beginning Napoleon gave himself an image. He created his own history. From his first triumphs, Bonaparte understood that it’s ...

The most commonly cited French version of the quote is Celui qui sauve sa patrie ne viole aucune loi - He who saves his country, breaks no law. Did he really say it? Napoleon was a quotable kind ...

Dr. Lloyd Kramer, a history professor, drew parallels between Lafayette's resistance to Napoleon and the current political climate in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Lafayette ...

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 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin an "imperialist" who was trying to "rewrite history" after Putin compared Macron's proposal to extend France's ...

HANOVER -- Napoleon led most of the way, but kept having to fend off one East Jackson rally after another in their district opener on Monday, with the Pirates securing a 50-41 win. Napoleon led by ...