Etiket: Napoleons
Column | Napoleon’s propaganda
A film about Napoleon, what should we do with that? And how is it possible that in these times of political correctness, #metoo and horror of transgressive behavior, we are…
Napoleon’s hat auctioned for a record amount of just under two million euros | Abroad
UpdateA Napoleon Bonaparte hat was auctioned today in Paris for 1.93 million euros including costs. According to auction house Osenat, this is a record amount. “The hat was his symbol,”…
Boys from Drenthe fought in Napoleon’s army: documentary in the making
He is about 22 years old in 1812, the young Albert Veld. Drawn to fight in Napoleon’s army, together with about four hundred other boys from Drenthe. Throughout the Netherlands,…
Napoleon’s last ‘stamp’ on Den Helder commemorated: naval yard exists 200 years
Rijkswerf Willemsoord in Den Helder exists 200 years. The Naval Museum of the Royal Netherlands Navy is celebrating the anniversary with an exhibition and a book about the history of…
The travelogue of a 24-year-old medical student in Napoleon’s army
Napoleon Bonaparte is still known as a great military genius. The flip side is that millions of soldiers died or were injured in the battles he fought. The need for…