Napoleon

r/Napoleon • u/Zane_Heller • 8h ago

Would losing at Borodino have good for Napoleon?

9 Upvotes

Defeat at Borodino might have pursuaded napoleon to stay the winter in Smolensk

r/Napoleon • u/Neil118781 • 11h ago

"The conduct of the French Government [under Napoleon] is as teasing as it is unjust... We are seeing the true character of Bonaparte: a conqueror who knows no law but his own will and no limits but his own power"—US President James Madison to Joel Barlow, 1811

71 Upvotes

r/Napoleon • u/NoRice5620 • 2h ago

Could young Napoleon be considered handsome or not?

58 Upvotes

His gaze kills me with enthusiasm

r/Napoleon • u/NoRice5620 • 5h ago

I think this is my favorite portrait of Napoleon, what's yours?

141 Upvotes

r/Napoleon • u/Vonoker • 7h ago

Did Napoleon ever plan to restore the Kingdom of Holland (or any form of Dutch state) after having annexed it in 1810? And what were his long-term intentions for the northern German territories that had been annexed?

12 Upvotes

r/Napoleon • u/adonericthewayfarer • 7h ago

Edouard Detaille - Vive L'Empereur (1891)

88 Upvotes

About the charge at the Battle of Friedland

r/Napoleon • u/AnthonieHeinsius • 6h ago

Naval Commanders Elimination Game - ROUND 2: Our resident Swede was the first man to go. Who's next?

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r/Napoleon • u/Repulsive_Housing_27 • 10h ago

Most valuable sibiling for the Emperor

48 Upvotes

How Napoleon's sibilings could be ranked in terms of their role on the Empire