During my Napoleonic journey, I visited and wrote about Marengo, Iowa, named after Napoleon’s early victory in Northern Italy (1800) and Waterloo, Iowa, named after his greatest and final defeat ...

n 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his army in a bid to encircle the Austrians and block their escape. But he has ...

They were the most feared men in Napoleon’s army ... veterans of regiments formed between 1800 and 1806; next was the Middle Guard, formed between 1806 and 1809; and finally the Young Guard.