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In the vicinity of Waterloo, a town in present-day Belgium located about twenty kilometers south of Brussels, in which the French army, commanded by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, faced the British, Dutch and German troops, led by the Duke of Wellington, and the Prussian army of Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher. -
There is still speculation as to whether he was poisoned or simply died of boredom. There is also evidence from an autopsy to suggest that he had ulcers, which affected his liver and intestines. Napoleon's presence can still be felt today across the island. -
Elba meant exile for Napoleon, but it was no prison. Napoleon specifically chose it because it had good weather and defenses, and he took up residence in a villa with harbor views built by the Medicis in the 1700s -
Is an international historical medieval battles world championship, first held in 2009, in Khotyn, Ukraine and held in Europe, in April, every year since. It is a full contact competition using metal weapons and a standardized list of rules.National teams compete in several standard events, with all being full contact no stage reenactment battles are included -
With Napoleon dominating Europe in battle, Carlos IV and his valildo decided that they should ally with France and Napoleon rather than fight against them. The alliance failed and the war against France started. -
The battle of Bailén was fought during the War of the Spanish Independence and it supposed the first defeat in open field of the history of the Napoleonic army. It took place on July 19, 1808 next to the town of Bailén in Jaén. It confronted a French army of about 21,000 soldiers under the command of General Dupont with a larger Spanish army under the command of General Theodore Reding, although the general in chief of the so-called Army of Andalusia was General Castaños. -
Was one of the most important events of the French Revolution. The execution was carried out in the Place de la Révolution (today's Place de la Concorde), formerly known as Place de Louis XV. The National Convention had sentenced the king to death on January 17 in a vote carried out in a loud voice at Marat's suggestion. -
A major event of the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France, Queen Marie Antoinette and her immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to flee Paris to start a counter-revolution -
The people of France took the fortress of the Bastille, initiating one of the most important revolutions in history. Not only for its political character, but for its legacy for the rights of freedom, security and property. -
Was a compromise of union presented on June 20, 1789 among the 577 deputies of the third state not to separate until France was endowed with a Constitution, facing the pressures of the King of France Louis XVI. -
The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. This assembly was composed of three estates the clergy, nobility and commoners -
Wanted to annul the Year III Constitution. As it could only be revised after 9 years, he imagined a coup d'état. To achieve this, he enlisted the help of the Conseil des Anciens, forcing all the deputies to move to Saint-Cloud, under the pretext of a Jacobin danger. -
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame de Paris. According to legend, during the coronation he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself, thus displaying his rejection of the authority of the Pontiff. -
The decisive attacks on the Allied center by St. Hilaire and Vandamme split the Allied army in two and left the French in a golden tactical position to win the battle.