In 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his army ...
Watch a Museum conservator reposition the delicate skeleton of Napoleon Bonaparte's horse, Marengo. This small stallion carries the weight of more than 200 years of history, having served in the ...
Campaign Marengo offers all this and more! Advertisement Like a lightning bolt falling from the heavens, Napoleon Bonaparte's Army of the Reserve descended out of the Alps upon the plains of ...
During my Napoleonic journey, I visited and wrote about Marengo, Iowa, named after Napoleon’s early victory in Northern Italy (1800) and Waterloo, Iowa, named after his greatest and final defeat ...
In 1800, France's new First Consul - Napoleon Bonaparte - faces a precarious military situation, with huge Austrian armies poised to strike against the French Republic. But Napoleon will not ...
Many are going on to Marengo to commemorate the battle itself. There will be further celebrations in Martigny from 14th – 16th July to mark Napoleon’s triumphant return. There are also a ...
near the town of Marengo, an advancing detachment of French soldiers find themselves facing 30,000 Austrians. Outmanned and outgunned, the French are soon fighting for their lives, and Napoleon ...