Sotheby's did not disclose the identity of the seller of the brooch, and said that the buyer was a "private collector." ...

An extremely rare ‘bicorne,’ or 2-pointed hat, that was worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo was sold at auction in France for $325,000 on Monday. The hat went under the hammer for €280,000 ...

Europe is united these days, but opinion about the French emperor and military leader is not. A re-enactment of the epic battle that marked his... 200 Years After Waterloo, Napoleon Still Divides ...

LIGNY, Belgium – Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Frank Samson, a pudgy Paris lawyer who likes wearing gold braided uniforms and a black bicorne hat, won his last battle on Sunday in southern Belgium ...

An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent. Mark Schneider secured the job as Napoleon partly because of his ability to command ...

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs — about $4.4 million — at a Geneva ...

Two centuries ago this week, a coalition of European forces defeated Napoleon in an epic battle outside the city of Brussels. The continent is united these days, but the Battle of Waterloo still has ...