The Austrians fortified a narrow wooden bridge in Lodi with fourteen cannons and three battalions, and dared Bonaparte to cross it. Bonaparte ordered a simple frontal assault on the bridge. Everything ...

In 1806, German scientist Ernst Chladni experimented with sound by making wires, columns of air, and solids vibrate. His experiments became so famous, even Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to know ...

Students will use information they have learned from viewing parts of the PBS "Napoleon" series, study and research about the U.S. Constitution to compare the effects of Napoleon's civil code on ...

While Bonaparte waited for the right moment to seize power, he looked to win new glories. Great Britain dominated the seas and enjoyed unbridled success in overseas trade. France was still at war with ...

The most famous bones associated with the South Atlantic rock called St. Helena aren’t actually there anymore; they haven’t been since 1840. That’s when France repatriated Napoleon Bonaparte, who had ...