The graves of a group of French prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars have been restored by a group of military history enthusiasts. The four men and one woman were buried at St John's Church in ...

The wars between England and France spanned more than seven centuries. The most famous of these conflicts were the Hundred ...

Napoleon's incendiary legacy still divides France On Tuesday, Gudin's coffin was officially received by the French veterans' affairs minister, with a guard of honour wearing Napoleonic uniform.

This carving, made from animal bones, is unusual. It dates from the Napoleonic era and would have been made by a French prisoner of war based at a camp near Peterborough at the end of the ...

It was comprised of the best veteran soldiers from every theater of war – Egyptian Mamluks, Italians, Poles, Germans, Swiss, and others, as well as French ... were the Old Guard, veterans ...

French (other than the Imperial Guard ) — these forces are under the control of Napoleon. Imperial Guard — these are the best French forces on the battlefield and are under the direct control ...