The diamond-encrusted jewel, which the 19th-century French emperor wore on his hat, was lost along with other valuables as he retreated from his final battle.

Napoleon’s brooch led the auction of 65 royal and noble jewels, which achieved a “white glove” result—every lot sold—for a ...

Sotheby’s Geneva has sold a brooch that purportedly once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte. The winning bid, made by a private ...

Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic analysis revealed pathogens behind paratyphoid and relapsing fever, diseases ...

Of the half a million French soldiers who went to Russia to fight under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte in the so-called Grande Armee, only one in five returned. The massacre in ...

Withrow defeated Western Hills 48-0 in Week 10 of high school football. DNA from Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 army reveals what likely led to the soldiers’ demise ...

Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered as one of history’s greatest generals — but even he suffered defeat. Twice, a former slave and the Haitian Revolution humbled him in ways that changed history forever.

The idea of changing Broward County’s name to Lauderdale County is still alive — but it’s in big trouble. It has suffered ...

A brooch fitted with nearly 100 diamonds, captured after the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, is for sale at Sotheby's.

By December of 1814, American forces were in tatters. The Redcoats had dominated them in the War of 1812, repulsed their ...