In 1809, as Napoleon fought the Austrians at Wagram, the war in Spain and Portugal continued to rage. The French had ...

David Burnett By contrast, the British historiography of the War of 1812 has generally consisted of short chapters squeezed between the grand sweeping narratives of the Napoleonic Wars.

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 major ...

The French and British were at war once again: irreconcilable enemies ... but never again would the French challenge the might of the British navy. Napoleon no longer had a fleet he could count ...

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, chief of the defence staff, warned it would take up to three years for the military to start growing again, as he highlighted that the British Army — already at its smallest ...

As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it's time to reappraise his beloved and celebrated painting, The Fighting Temeraire.

$62.95. ISBN: 1848329539 The ’God of War’ in the Napoleonic Era Although concentrating on the period 1792-1815, in this excellent reference Kiley, author of several works on the Napoleonic era, ...

War broke out between ... Nelson attacked and defeated the Napoleonic Navy in the Battle of Trafalgar. By 1806 the Act banning any slave trade between British merchants and foreign colonies ...