Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the ...

Napoleon ordered General Jerot to march French troops over the Pyrenees. On November 30, French troops entered the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and closed the country's ports to English ships.

"For the Royal Navy to support ships like Victory ... decisive British victory over the French and Spanish fleets - and is regarded as a key event in the Napoleonic Wars. It is believed the ...