A Brief History December 2nd is a key date in French history. On this day in 1804, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French, the first French Emperor in about a thousand years. The next year, on December 2, 1805, French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeated a joint Russo-Austrian force at the Battle of Austerlitz during the Napoleonic Wars. Less than fifty years later, on December 2, 1851, French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrew the Second Republic. Then, on December 2, 1852, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte became Emperor of the French as Napoleon III. The article…
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A Brief History This articles presents a timeline of Ancient Egyptian history and provides links to more detailed articles about the below listed topics from this site! Please click on the dates to learn more. Digging Deeper Overview Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Key Dates On April 16, 1457 BC, a battle was fought between the forces of the Egyptian Pharaoh and Canaanite states that chafed under Egyptian rule. On September 28, 48 BC, Pompey the Great was…
A Brief History This article presents a timeline of weaponry. Digging Deeper into Ancient History Digging Deeper into Medieval History On January 23, 971, with deadly fire from their crossbows, troops of the Chinese Song Dynasty managed to defeat the War Elephant Corps of the Southern Han Kingdom. On July 20, 1304, the forces of King Edward I of England successfully took Stirling Castle during the First War of Scottish Independence. On August 26, 1346, at the Battle of Crecy, English archers proved the superiority of the English longbow over the combination of armored knights and crossbowmen fielded by the French. There have…
A Brief History Below is a table of contents of sorts for our site. General Overview The Most Evil People in History The Most Unusual Deaths in History This Day in History (Articles) This Day in History (Categories) Timeline of the History of Breasts Timeline of the History of Weaponry Timeline of Music History Timeline of Jerusalem’s History Timeline of Israeli History A Timeline of France and the Francophone World Timeline of Ohio History Timeline of Baseball History Timeline of School Murders and Massacres Ancient History Timeline of Ancient Egypt Timeline of Ancient Greece Medieval History Timeline of the Dark…
