Historians have long blamed typhus, a deadly louse-borne disease, for the disaster. But new research suggests otherwise. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur in France used advanced DNA analysis to reexamine the remains of Napoleon’s fallen troops.

A collection of historic weapons that reportedly once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte will be put up for auction. The Rock Island Auction Company will be putting the six-piece garniture up for sale, which includes five "elaborately engraved" firearms and ...

A bicorne hat that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte just sold for €1.2 million ($1.4 million) at Sotheby’s. Believed to have been worn by the first French emperor on July 7, 1807, during a meeting with Russia’s Alexander I to sign the Treaty of ...

A diamond brooch once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte is set to be auctioned for the first time. The historic jewel, comprising nearly 100 diamonds, was abandoned by the emperor when he fled to Paris after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. It subsequently became a trophy of war, presented to the King of Prussia just three days later.

A diamond jewel owned and abandoned by Napoleon Bonaparte after the Battle of Waterloo will go up for auction for the first time.The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind after the emperor fled Waterloo’s battlefield to return to Paris,

A manhunt is under way after thieves broke into the Louvre and stole “priceless” jewellery that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte’s family.

The necklace and earrings that belonged to Marie Louise of Austria, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife, contain gems extracted from the municipality of Muzo, in the department of Boyacá