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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lion’s Mound, built in 1826, commemorates the Battle of Waterloo - Getty In a sun-baked field in Belgium, about 15 miles south of ...

"Come general, the affair is over, we have lost the day," Napoleon told one of his officers. "Let us be off." The day was June 18, 1815. By about 8 p.m., the emperor of France knew he had been ...

Previously unpublished letters and battlefield souvenirs among items on show at Cambridge University exhibition Napoleon was in surprisingly chirpy form in July 1814, though he had been defeated in ...

Napoleon was well known for his "bicorne" (two-pointed) hats A military hat belonging to Napoleon, said to have been salvaged from the battlefield after his 1815 defeat at Waterloo, has been sold at ...

What does the battle of Waterloo mean, 200 years on? Two things, but they are impossible to reconcile. First, part historic reality and part enduring symbol, the victory over Napoleon was a moment ...

Even 210 years on, a trip to the site of this pivotal clash remains a deeply moving experience William Cook writes about European travel for The Telegraph, with a particular focus on Central Europe.