The 1802 Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot was part of Napoléon's effort to retake Haiti − then known as Saint-Domingue − and reestablish slavery in the colony. Wikimedia Commons Critics have been raking ...

Napoleon Bonaparte is remembered as one of history’s greatest generals — but even he suffered defeat. Twice, a former slave and the Haitian Revolution humbled him in ways that changed history forever.

Discover the story of the Haitian Revolution--the largest uprising of enslaved people in history--in this installment of the New York Times Why would Napoleon Bonaparte sell the Louisiana Territory to ...

We asked a few members of the community, and our colleagues, who they would choose as their Women’s History Month hero, why that person inspired them, and what they wanted their own legacy to be. I ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In Secret Language, Paul Gardére ...

Critics have been raking Ridley Scott’s new movie about Napoléon Bonaparte over the coals for its many historical inaccuracies. As a scholar of French colonialism and slavery who studies historical ...