Alarmed by France’s growing power, the Prussians now challenged Napoleon, who made short work of them. "The idea that Prussia could take the field against me by herself," he said, "seems so ridiculous ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The arrival of the Prussian force at Waterloo led to the tired French forces being decisively outnumbered and attacked on multiple sides. June 18 marks the ...

THE changes that have taken place in Europe in the last twenty years are of a most comprehensive character, and as strange as comprehensive ; and their consequences are likely to be as remarkable as ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Had Napoleon attacked Wellington’s British forces earlier and finished them off—which was possible due to his initially superior numbers—he could have faced off ...

Despite the title, the Prussian minister-president and the nephew of the first Napoleon have minor roles in abetting the war that would topple the emperor and unify Germany. The aging Napoleon III, ...

"Come general, the affair is over, we have lost the day," Napoleon told one of his officers. "Let us be off." The day was June 18, 1815. By about 8 p.m., the emperor of France knew he had been ...