by cameron | May 10, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
In 1809, Austria decided to break the peace treaty they had signed after Austerlitz in 1807 and this lead to The War Of The Fifth Coalition. In this episode we discuss the events leading up to Austria’s attack and Napoleon’s response. The war ended with...
by cameron | May 5, 2007 | Napoleon news
Mike reminds us that today, May 5, is the anniversary of Napoleon’s untimely death on St Helena in 1821 at the age of 52. Whether he died of natural causes or through the malfeasance of the Bourbons, we can be sure that he would have preferred to have met his...
by cameron | Apr 25, 2007 | Images
Napoleon Originally uploaded by jables80. Waterloo Battlefield just outside of Waterloo, Belgium.
by cameron | Apr 25, 2007 | General
Elliott is a listener to the show who recently visited Jena and Leipzig and was thoughtful enough to snail-mail David and I some memorabilia from there! I haven’t had the chance to visit these regions yet so these are terrific additions to my Napoleonic...
by cameron | Apr 20, 2007 | Podcast, Premium Podcasts
Welcome to the dramatic conclusion to the Peninsular War! It’s a long episode, possibly our longest, but we were determined to conclude this affair today! In episode #19 we gave you some background on how Napoleon ended up in the Iberian peninsula. Today we pick...
