They found him dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Legg said. East Riverview Avenue was closed to allow authorities to conduct their investigation. Napoleon police turned the ...

He was rushed to Napoleon's personal surgeon, who amputated one of his damaged limbs. But it was to no avail. Within nine days, Lannes was dead. Napoleon had lost his most valuable marshall.

In a field bloody with the wounded and the dead, Napoleon tried in vain to rally his men, then turned his back on the catastrophe, and escaped. KERATRAUNT: He began the battle too late ...