Prince Napoléon

This short Lumière actuality captures Prince Napoléon of Russia dancing with a stage showgirl, his chosen “dame.” A curious blend of aristocracy and popular entertainment, the film juxtaposes royal elegance with the thea

Quick Guide to Napoleonic Infantry Tactics

A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first appeared in our video on the Battle of Aspern. In this video we try to explain why lining up shoulder-to-shoulder was not as stupid a

Virágát a napnak

A flower condemned to perish fights for its survival.

Women's Effect on Man…

Father and son lead a monotonous life until father meets a woman and her little dog...

Naposledy vlkem

A short study of a life crisis, the journey out of its grip, and the encounters that occurred along the way. Mirek experiences one life crisis after another: his wife leaves him, his doctor informs him of a serious illne

Napoleon Defeated: Aspern 1809

In 1809, with Napoleon and his best troops bogged down in Spain, Austria decided to try to get revenge for her humiliation at Austerlitz three years before. Archduke Charles led an invasion of France's ally Bavaria, but

A Tale of Salt and Sea

A mother hides her children in the countryside, forcing them to a cloistered life without joy, freedom and taste. The children, now grown up and eager to know the world, break the rituals of the mother and face the cons

Napoleon's First Victory: The Siege of Toulon 1793

It was during this siege that young Napoleon Bonaparte first won fame and promotion when his plan, involving the capture of fortifications above the harbour, was credited with forcing the city to capitulate and the Anglo

Povrchové napětí

Paris, les grands travaux de Napoléon

Napoleonic Wars: Battle for France 1814

Following his defeat in the giant Battle of Leipzig (Oct 1813), 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 on

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Wagram 1809

Six weeks after his bloody repulse at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army was the biggest and bloodiest battle

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Leipzig 1813

In October 1813 Napoleon faced the combined might of the Sixth Coalition (Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden) near Leipzig, in what would prove to be the decisive battle of his career. Outnumbered, virtually encircled, Nap

Excursion en Italie – De Naples au Vésuve

A trip through Napels, ending at the Vesuvius -- the part that was also coloured in vulkanish red.

Napoli (Royal Danish Ballet)

Uncle Bernac

Before the Sky Came to Light

A horde of wild horses, historians who sing songs of the colonial war against the Russian empire, young people dancing on a public square, villagers cobbling together their own museum : in a small Caucasian republic, a w

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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Salamanca 1812

In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia. Wellington saw an opportunity to strike. First he secured the strategic fortress-cities of Ciud

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