Saint Helena was annexed from the East India Company for the duration of Napoleon’s exile, along with Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, the former of which was reinforced to defend against ...

Napoleon Bonaparte doesn’t come up much in conversation these days, which is hardly surprising given that he has been dead for two centuries. On the other hand, this week (May 5) will be exactly ...

Bonaparte was not only a warrior; he was also a shrewd propagandist. During his first campaign in Italy, he carefully crafted reports from the battlefield, designed to increase his glory while ...

As a major seat of power for the British during the colonial period, Madras occasionally got entangled in the conflicts between European powers. Madras had been a theatre in the many Anglo-French ...