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Napoleon's Exquisite Flintlock Pistols Fetch $1.83 Million At Auction
Held at Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau, France, the pistols surpassed their estimated value of $1.3 million- $1.63 million.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Hat Sells For Record $2.1 Million At French Auction
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Hat With DNA Evidence Previews In Hong Kong
A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed by auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong on Monday.
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Napoleon's Rifle, Silver Soup Spoon Go Under Hammer
A silver soup spoon that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St Helena and a hunting rifle owned by the French emperor were sold at auction in France on Sunday.
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Gold Leaf From Napoleon's Crown Fetches 625,000 Euros
A gold laurel leaf removed from the crown Napoleon Bonaparte wore to his coronation sold for 625,000 ($735,000) euros at an auction in Paris on Sunday.
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Francois Hollande 'To Give France's Highest Award to Train Heroes Today'
French President Francois Hollande will present three Americans and a Briton with the country's top Legion d'Honneur medal today in recognition of their bravery in stopping a gunman on a packed train, an Elysee source said.
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Brain Surgery Saved Russian General Who Helped Defeat Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte likely would have conquered Russia in 1812 if not for a life-saving brain surgery performed on Russian general Mikhail Kutuzov by a French surgeon, scientists have found.
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After Waterloo, Napoleon's Little-Known Bid for American Exile
It's a little-known fact about Napoleon Bonaparte: the French emperor thought about emigrating to the United States after his defeat at Waterloo.
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Napoleon's engagement ring on auction in Paris
A simple diamond and sapphire engagement ring that Napoleon Bonaparte offered to his first wife Josephine goes on auction near Paris next month, the auction house Osenat said on Friday.
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Napoleon's faulty English letter fetches $4,00,000
An illuminating letter written by Napoleon in English, sold at an auction on Sunday for 325,000 euro ($ 405,000), offers a window into the mind of the French emperor, struggling with syntax of the language of enemy Britain.
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Rare letter in English by Napoleon sells for 325,000 euros
A rare letter in English written by Napoleon Bonaparte -- and replete with errors - fetched 325,000 euros (USD 406,445) at an auction on Sunday in Paris.
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Napoleon's Exquisite Flintlock Pistols Fetch $1.83 Million At Auction
Held at Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau, France, the pistols surpassed their estimated value of $1.3 million- $1.63 million.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Hat Sells For Record $2.1 Million At French Auction
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Hat With DNA Evidence Previews In Hong Kong
A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed by auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong on Monday.
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Napoleon's Rifle, Silver Soup Spoon Go Under Hammer
A silver soup spoon that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St Helena and a hunting rifle owned by the French emperor were sold at auction in France on Sunday.
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Gold Leaf From Napoleon's Crown Fetches 625,000 Euros
A gold laurel leaf removed from the crown Napoleon Bonaparte wore to his coronation sold for 625,000 ($735,000) euros at an auction in Paris on Sunday.
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Francois Hollande 'To Give France's Highest Award to Train Heroes Today'
French President Francois Hollande will present three Americans and a Briton with the country's top Legion d'Honneur medal today in recognition of their bravery in stopping a gunman on a packed train, an Elysee source said.
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Brain Surgery Saved Russian General Who Helped Defeat Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte likely would have conquered Russia in 1812 if not for a life-saving brain surgery performed on Russian general Mikhail Kutuzov by a French surgeon, scientists have found.
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After Waterloo, Napoleon's Little-Known Bid for American Exile
It's a little-known fact about Napoleon Bonaparte: the French emperor thought about emigrating to the United States after his defeat at Waterloo.
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Napoleon's engagement ring on auction in Paris
A simple diamond and sapphire engagement ring that Napoleon Bonaparte offered to his first wife Josephine goes on auction near Paris next month, the auction house Osenat said on Friday.
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Napoleon's faulty English letter fetches $4,00,000
An illuminating letter written by Napoleon in English, sold at an auction on Sunday for 325,000 euro ($ 405,000), offers a window into the mind of the French emperor, struggling with syntax of the language of enemy Britain.
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Rare letter in English by Napoleon sells for 325,000 euros
A rare letter in English written by Napoleon Bonaparte -- and replete with errors - fetched 325,000 euros (USD 406,445) at an auction on Sunday in Paris.
