Napoleon dominated Europe, but Spain and Portugal became his greatest military disaster. The Peninsular War turned into an endless, costly conflict, forcing the French to fight against both a ...

Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army was the biggest and bloodiest battle yet seen in European history, and ...

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and praying the Holy rosary. In 1809, Napoleon's men entered the Vatican, arrested Pius VII and brought him in chains to Grenoble, and eventually Fontainbleau. His imprisonment lasted five years.

Don't tire out yet – you should also take a few minutes to see the sprawling Heldenplatz (Heroes' Square), and the huge statues of Archduke Charles (who defeated ... Essling in 1809) and Prince ...

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Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network A breakup? The end of a friendship? The ...

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