Finding Napoleon in London — Admiral Cockburn
…the island’s new governor, Sir Hudson Lowe. The connection to the burning of my country’s capital? A year before escorting Napoleon to St Helena, Admiral Cockburn had been second-in-command of…
…the island’s new governor, Sir Hudson Lowe. The connection to the burning of my country’s capital? A year before escorting Napoleon to St Helena, Admiral Cockburn had been second-in-command of…
…Hitler’s one-day visit to Paris in June 1940, you can find them on the website axishistory.com or by searching on YouTube. Just beware that you may run into racist and…
…streets, the children could run free, catching lizards, chasing chickens, and perhaps, playing king of the rock on the boulder jutting out from under the stairs. The building’s rectangular shape…
…society is only $30 a year ($15 for Students). Benefits include newsletters with excellent articles about Napoleonic sites and events, literature and research, and other topics, plus an invitation to…
…The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, which has an outstanding Napoleonic collection, curated and contributed to the exhibit. Not surprisingly (considering my travels and interests), my favorite pieces come from…
…of Napoleon in the Prado Museum’s huge collection. The Prado was, however, hosting a travelling exhibition of works by the French painter Ingres (1780-1867). There to my delight I found…
On this, the three-year anniversary of this website, I decided to do a post about Finding Napoleon in my own hometown. Thankfully, last weekend, we had a break in the…
…Napoleon. Have you come across our family name in your research?” I’m always happy to respond. Sometimes I can point the questioner to a website where they might get help….
…the Comte de Marbeuf, young Napoleon entered French military school in Brienne, France. In 1785, sixteen-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte became a commissioned officer in the French Army he was later to…
…had escaped to America. Their mother was too afraid to cross the ocean, but in 1821, nineteen-year-old Charlotte travelled alone to her father’s estate outside of Philadelphia. Amazingly, Dr John…