Today is the birthday, in 1823, of Alexandre Cabanel. Artist to Napoleon III and painter of hilariously dramatic women.

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In 1816, the Island of Tristan da Cunha was colonised by a Scottish corporal from Kelso after the death of Napoleon

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. I personally love Napoleon.

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Jacques-Louis David - Napoleon crosses the Saint-Bernard, 1800

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RT : of Painted by Anonymous Artist ca.1800

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이번엔 꼭 솔리야 책을 낼것이다....
.....낼 수 있었으면...ㅜㅜ

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Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio (Corsica) 1769

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Was born on a carpet? Facts & myths about the French Emperor's birth https://t.co/9y9hi6y25z

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Look who's drawing undead napoleonic soldiers again! That's right, this necromancer right here.

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Napoleon, 21 July 1798 "Forward! Remember that from those monuments yonder forty centuries look down upon you."

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1809, Battle of a decisive victory for army against Austria. Painting by J. Chabord

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July 5 1809 Napoleon defeats Austrians decisively at Wagram. Ends 5th Coalition against France.

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Why didn't escape to the United States after his 1815 defeat? https://t.co/KQdBpXyGMk

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The Weird Steampunk Arms Race Between Napoleon and England https://t.co/qJb8LU8ucB

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Napoleon suffered one of his few defeats OTD in 1809 when Archduke Karl's white-coated Austrians prevailed at Aspern

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"The Plumb-pudding in danger" (overtures made by Napoleon for a reconciliation with Britain), James Gillray, 1805.

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