Federalist revolts of the French Revolutionary Wars The siege of Toulon was a military engagement that took place during the[…]
Category: Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom
Napoleon 1813: Battle of the Nations
Faced the Combined Might of the Sixth Coalition In October 1813 Napoleon faced the combined might of the Sixth Coalition[…]
Wellington’s Triumph: Vitoria 1813
The final showdown of the Peninsular War In May 1813, as Napoleon launches a desperate bid to save his empire[…]
Napoleon’s Greatest Foe
Napoleon’s Greatest Foe Here was Napoleon’s Greatest Foe and tales of bravery and virtue, as well as horrendous some of[…]
Napoleonic Wars : Battle of Waterloo 1815
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo 1815 Epic History TV brings you a blow-by-blow account of the entire Waterloo campaign in[…]
Napoleonic Infantry Tactics : A Quick Guide
Napoleonic Infantry Tactics: A Quick Guide A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first[…]
Longwood House: The Super Prison Built to Hold Napoleon
The Super Prison Built to Hold Napoleon The first time Napoleon Bonaparte’s enemies sent him into exile, they underestimated him.[…]
The Napoleonic Wars (1803 – 1815)
Napoleonic Wars (1803 – 1815) The Napoleonic Wars (1803 – 1815) brought upheaval and destruction to Europe on an unprecedented[…]
Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia 1812
Invasion of Russia In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen, composed of troops from[…]
Wellington Strikes : Salamanca 1812
French forces in Spain In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for[…]