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1819: Could the first transatlantic steamship rescue Napoleon from captivity?

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1819: Could the first transatlantic steamship rescue Napoleon from captivity?

On this day, back in 1819, a steamship crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Of course, in those ...

On this day, back in 1819, a steamship crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Of course, in those days, it was a great sensation, and is still interesting and unusual that, after this successf ...

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1502: Napoleon’s Last Residence Discovered – The Isolated Island of St. Helena

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1502: Napoleon’s Last Residence Discovered – The Isolated Island of St. Helena

On this day in 1502, the Europeans discovered St. Helena Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

On this day in 1502, the Europeans discovered St. Helena Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The island is famous as the last residence of Napoleon Bonaparte. The British captured Napoleon, an ...

May 21, 2020
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1804: How Napoleon Got Hold of the Distinguished Title of Emperor

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1804: How Napoleon Got Hold of the Distinguished Title of Emperor

On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French (French: Empereur des França ...

On this day in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French (French: Empereur des Français). It was, of course, a turning point in European history since it signified the birth of wha ...

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1758: Was Napoleon’s Most Capable Marshal actually Italian?

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1758: Was Napoleon’s Most Capable Marshal actually Italian?

On this day the famous French Marshal André Masséna was born. He is said to have been perhaps one of the ...

On this day the famous French Marshal André Masséna was born. He is said to have been perhaps one of the fittest among Napoleon’s military commanders in general. Indeed, he was perhaps the most compe ...

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1821: Napoleon Bonaparte Dies after Confession and Communion

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1821: Napoleon Bonaparte Dies after Confession and Communion

Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the world, died on this day. This o ...

Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the world, died on this day. This occurred while he was in captivity on the British island of Saint Helena, in the middle of the A ...

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1804: Execution of the Royal Prince who Disgraced Napoleon

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|Date: March 21, 2020
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1804: Execution of the Royal Prince who Disgraced Napoleon

French prince Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé was executed on this day in 1804. He bore the title of ...

French prince Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé was executed on this day in 1804. He bore the title of Duke of Enghien (French: duc d'Enghien), and is generally referred to only by his title. The e ...

March 21, 2020
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1805: Napoleon Becomes King of Italy

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1805: Napoleon Becomes King of Italy

On this day in 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the King of Italy. This was an additional title, sin ...

On this day in 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the King of Italy. This was an additional title, since he had become the Emperor of the French a year before. The title King of Italy (French: Roi ...

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1796: Napoleon Became a Great Military Commander Thanks to Josephine?

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1796: Napoleon Became a Great Military Commander Thanks to Josephine?

On this day the young Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed the commander-in-chief of the French forces in Ita ...

On this day the young Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed the commander-in-chief of the French forces in Italy (French: Général en chef de l'Armée d'Italie). He was only 26 at the time, so it was rather ...

March 02, 2020
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