It dates from the Napoleonic era and would ... these would have made the prisoners of war some money, as they would have sold them to British military officers. This example, however, was given ...

One officer heard him say ... He had nearly broken through the British line, but it was too late. The first time in the whole history of the Napoleonic wars the Guard was seen to falter and ...

It is believed the four men were higher ranking officers. At the time of the Napoleonic Wars, at the beginning of the 19th Century, naval battles around the world resulted in French prisoners of ...