Today's installment concludes The Battle of Austerlitz,our selection from History of Napoleon by Pierre Lanfrey published in 1875. For works
Napoleon Attacks Pratzen Heights
The next morning, December 2, 1805, the rising sun gradually dispelled the fog that covered the country, and showed the two armies ready for the
Napoleon Deploys His Army
This position, almost unassailable in front, was calculated to suggest to the allies the idea of cutting off Napoleon from the route to Vienna, by
The Battle of Austerlitz
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Receives Emissaries.IntroductionAfter Napoleon went from being
Public Joy and Relief at Terror’s End
Today's installment concludes The Reign Of Terror,our selection from Popular History of France From the Earliest Times by François P. G. Guizot
Robespierre Shot
Times were changed. The mobile waves of public opinion no longer upheld the tyrants overthrown by the accomplices who had now become their
Terror’s Leaders Take to the Streets
It is not necessary to discuss in any particular detail of the tyrant's career; his whole life condemns him."Continuing The Reign Of Terror,our
Convention Showdown
A single shout echoed through the hall. "Down with the tyrant! Down with the tyrant!"Continuing The Reign Of Terror,our selection from Popular
Robespierre Challenges the Convention
He said, “There exists a conspiracy against public liberty; it owes its force to a criminal coalition which intrigues in the very bosom of the