Mrs. Pickersgill had duly supplied the massive flag, sewn of wool bunting ... costs Britain had incurred during its war with Napoleon’s France, had spread hardship across the land.

For people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up ... squeezed between the grand sweeping narratives of the Napoleonic Wars. The justification for this begins with the numbers ...

Napoleon's final defeat seemed only a matter of time. But when Coalition armies crossed the Rhine and invaded France, Napoleon - outnumbered 4 to 1 - began one of the most daring and brilliant ...

France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th ...

THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...

President James Monroe invited Lafayette to come to the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American ...

On April 17, 1825, Charles X, brother to Louis XVIII and the new French king, performed a sudden about-face. Charles X issued a decree stating that France would recognize Haitian independence but only ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

AFP becomes one of the main source for international news. We've got various news from around the world. I can say that AFP news content is diverse and credible, and they can fit with the ...

The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the fiercely independent artist as she tries a career first: writing a song with another artist. By Alissa Wilkinson This deliciously nasty reworking of the ...

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