It was here that items like sorbet and coffee became popular in Paris, making it essentially the city’s first and oldest café. The establishment is no stranger to out-of-towners—Napoleon ...

Once ashore, only the King’s army would stand between Napoleon and Paris. Six days after landing in France, he confronted a regiment of infantry ordered to bar his way. Napoleon advanced alone ...

Paris theaters produced spectacles about the ... with a star of destiny shining over his ship. By the time Napoleon returned to France from Egypt in August 1799, he was famous.