We were the children of 1812.” That was when Napoleon invaded Russia; two years later Russian forces entered Paris. They returned flushed with the pride of liberators—and with visions of bringing ...

Don’t judge the garden by its harvest but by the seeds that are planted. The saying applies equally to gardening and history. Vladimir Putin has sown a crop in geopolitics that he insists is the only ...

As international efforts intensify to end the war in Ukraine, this long history weighs heavily on today’s diplomacy. A review of past treaties shows a consistent pattern that stretches from imperial ...

An international research team led by France's Pasteur Institute has identified the infectious diseases that plagued Napoleon ...

As Donald Trump intensifies efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the author looks at the agreements and commitments Russia has repeatedly violated.

The Battle of Berezina in 1812 was a significant moment in Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's aborted campaign against Tsarist ...

Thousands of re-enactors in the Czech Republic recreated Napoleon’s 1805 victory at Austerlitz, drawing large crowds for the historic anniversary event. Thousands of men and women in 19th-century ...

Scientists say they've discovered traces of the deadly pathogens that ravaged Napoleon's soldiers during his doomed 1812 retreat from Russia — offering a clearer picture of the circumstances of the ...

Scientists recently discovered deadly bacteria in DNA from Napoleon’s soldiers’ teeth, revealing new causes of death during the catastrophic 1812 Russian retreat.

A study published in the scientific journal Current Biology reveals new diagnoses of deceased French soldiers who were a part of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte I’s invasion of Russia in 1812. New ...

The catastrophic retreat of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée from Russia in 1812, which claimed the lives of approximately 300,000 of his half-million soldiers, marked the beginning of the end for ...

When Napoleon’s once invincible army limped out of Russia in winter 1812, frostbite and hunger were merely half the story. Historians have debated for more than two centuries over which diseases ...