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Napoleon created 18 'Marshals of the Empire', to serve as the senior officers of the Grande Armée. He created a further 8 before his abdication. A few were aristocrats, but others were the sons of ...
One of the largest Civil War reenactments in the region takes place at Robert Moses State Park in Massena this weekend. Music, cannon fire,... Aug 21, 2003 — One of the largest Civil War ...
A rare gold pocket watch bought by George III during the Napoleonic Wars is expected to fetch up to £1m at auction. The four-minute Tourbillon watch, made by the "genius" Abraham Louis Breguet ...