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.

It dates from the Napoleonic era and would ... like these would have made the prisoners of war some money, as they would have sold them to British military officers. This example, however, was ...

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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.

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 ...

Chief of the defence staff warns it will take up to three years for British armed forces to start growing again ...

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 size since the Napoleonic era — is the worst ...