St. Martin of Tours was one of the central saints of the medieval monastic tradition. He had been a soldier, monk, and then bishop of Tours in his lifetime. This essay argues that because Martin was portrayed as the exemplary miles Christi or warrior for Christ in his monastic biography, he was an ideal for... Continue Reading →
Napoleon, leading a French army, invaded and occupied Egypt in 1798. His justifications for the endeavour were to have a position to harass the British in India, to protect the interests of French trade and to bring science and liberal, Enlightenment values to Egypt. The French saw some early successes, yet just 3 years later,... Continue Reading →
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French General and statesman who was active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is widely considered one of the greatest leaders and military geniuses of all time. He rose through the ranks of the French military quickly, becoming a general at 24, commander of the whole French army... Continue Reading →
The article is about the deal that French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte made with the United States to sell the French Louisiana territory. Nearly 30 years after France had lost the French and Indian War and its vast territories in North America, the nation changed radically. In the 1790s, the country went through the French Revolution,... Continue Reading →
This document is about Napoleon summing up the general situation in France to the Legislative Assembly on December 31, 1804. There were no threats to the public calmness, no sign of the offenses that had created the Revolution. Everywhere in France, useful enterprises and companies were propping up, and the public and private improvements in... Continue Reading →
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