When Russia resumed trading with England, Napoleon prepared to invade Russia. Napoleon amassed an army of 600,000, the largest army Europe had ever seen. After a failed invasion of Moscow, the French ...

Archaeologists in Russia recently discovered a one-legged skeleton buried beneath a dance floor that may solve a 207-year-old mystery about the final resting place of Napoleon’s favorite general. The ...

The remains of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in 1812 were Saturday laid to rest with military honours in a rare moment of unity between the two countries.

Pictures by Natalia Kolesnikova and Dimitar Dilkoff. Video by Reza Nourmamode In the early 19th century, the French-speaking Russian nobility admired French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, seen then as an ...

Police are seeking information about a 14-year-old boy who went missing in Detroit. MOSCOW – Russia on Tuesday repatriated the remains of one of Napoleon's most trusted generals after their discovery ...

Putin and Gerasimov might have done better to study Napoleon Bonaparte’s ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812 before they planned their misadventure in Ukraine. Ignoring the advice of his foreign ...

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A prominent Napoleon expert in Russia -- who was spotted Saturday with a backpack that contained the remains of his young lover -- has confessed to murdering her, according to reports. Oleg Sokolov, a ...

It was the defeat that spelled the beginning of the end for Napoleon. The French emperor's failed invasion of Russia in 1812 left more than 500,000 troops dead, with many long believed to have died ...

The remains of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's catastrophic retreat from Moscow in 1812 will be laid to rest Saturday in a rare moment of unity between the two countries. A ...