An extremely rare ‘bicorne,’ or 2-pointed hat, that was worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo was sold at auction in France for $325,000 on Monday. The hat went under the hammer for €280,000 ...

A devastating volcanic eruption on the other side of the world contributed to Napoleon’s defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, scientists say. Fascinating new research released Wednesday makes a ...

Napoleon expert Jean Claude Dey presents Napoleon's hat, from the Napoleonic collection of the Palais de Monaco, in Fontainebleau. AP The iconic bicorne hat Napoleon is believed to have worn during ...

'What Really Happened At The Battle Of Waterloo In 1815?' How was Napoleon defeated at The Battle of Waterloo? Why was it the bloodiest battle in history up to that point? What was its significance in ...

The Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815 (oil on canvas) This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was ...

A hat said to be worn by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo sold for more than $400,000 at an auction in Lyon, France. The De Baecque auction house told CNN the buyer is a European collector ...

The new Ridley Scott movie Napoleon aroused some thoughts regarding the Battle of Waterloo, so famous in history and so well depicted in the movie, despite the film’s many historical inaccuracies. At ...

Two years ago when Firaxis first showed me Antietam, I immediately suggested that the engine be used for a Napoleonic war simulation. The American Civil War pretty much owns the nineteenth century ...

More than 200 years after Napoleon met defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the bones of soldiers killed on that famous battlefield continue to intrigue Belgian researchers and experts, who use them to ...

History, they say, is written by the victors. And sometimes everyday expressions are too. Two hundred years ago today, Anglo-allied forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian forces led ...

Battle of Waterloo - Napoleon has return from exile, and prepared his armies for war. Nations that opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition and began to mobilize their armies. Out of fear of France ...