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Official who said Alex Pretti wanted to ‘massacre’ agents relegated to bench as White House appears to change tack

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Critics have called him a would-be Napoleon and mock…

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Thousands of re-enactors in the Czech Republic recreated Napoleon’s 1805 victory at Austerlitz, drawing large crowds for the historic anniversary event.

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Geneva’s November auctions will showcase the 9.51-carat “Mellon Blue” diamond, a Fancy Vivid Blue gem valued at up to $30 million, alongside the Glowing Rose pink diamond and historic jewels once own…

4 months ago

Bacteria for paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever found in DNA from teeth of troops buried in mass grave

When Napoleon ordered his army to retreat from Russia in October 1812, disaster ensued. Starvi…

The French emperor's failed invasion of Russia in 1812 left more than 500,000 troops dead, with many long believed to have died from a mixture of the cold, starvation and disease.
The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind after the emperor fled Waterloo's battlefield to return to Paris.

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