Empire's Eagles: The Fate of the Napoleonic Elite in America

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By Thomas E. Crocker ’71

Published April 26, 2021

Empire’s Eagles dives into the year 1815 to tell the gripping narrative of Napoleon Bonaparte and his highest-ranking soldiers after their brutal defeat at Waterloo. Crocker tells the never-before-shared story of how Napoleon’s top lieutenants escaped to America. Napoleon himself came within one hour of getting on a secret ship to the U.S., a trip that did not come to pass.

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