Once a thriving rural hub, Tilsit is now marked only by its two historic churches, reflecting the legacy of its German ...

During the Battle of Friedland in June of 1807, Napoleon’s army defeated the Russian army, and on July 7, 1807, France and Alexander I of Russia signed the Treaties of Tilsit, which made the two ...

But for Napoleon, the Tilsit peace seemed to be his finest moment - for him and for his Empire. He came back to Paris in 1807 to a huge celebration. France rejoiced at the signing of the treaty ...

Napoleon brings his war against Russia and Prussia to an end with victory at Friedland, leading to the famous Tilsit conference, after which Napoleon stood at the peak of his power. #EpicHistoryTV ...

Napoleon had recently signed the Treaties of Tilsit, which ended the war between the French Empire and Imperial Russia, and in celebration, a rabbit hunt was organized by Napoleon’s chief of ...

After the Russian defeat, Napoleon reached the height of his power with the treaties of Tilsit. In explaining his success, Napoleon wrote, “the secret of great battles consists in knowing how to ...

It is believed that this particular bicorne hat was worn by the emperor in the triumphant campaigns of 1807 — which ended with the “Treaty of Tilsit” — where Napoleon and Russia’s ...