The fact that a routine diplomatic meeting unraveled into an event that reshaped the global order shocked many but has ...

Undeterred by Napoleon’s brief return to power in 1815, Alexander sought to confirm his status as Europe’s saviour with the ...

Not until the Napoleonic conquests of the early 19th century was the ... of the old order triggered reformist efforts in other German states, particularly in Prussia. At the same time, resistance ...

Prussian king Friedrich the Great was the poster ... for free This revolutionary Frenchman needs no introduction. Napoleon’s military prowess is legendary, even if the Napoleonic Wars ended ...

the commander of the Prussian forces at the Battle of Waterloo. After the war had ended, Von Blücher had been invited to Britain to be thanked for the crucial role that he and his troops had played in ...