Napoleon Bonaparte - The Greatest Show on Earth

In 1800, the France that Napoleon Bonaparte takes over is in a mess. A second coalition has been formed to take this maverick republic down. With an impresario's sensibility, Napoleon knows that a quick military victory will be the perfect curtain razor to his greatest show on earth. He leads 40,000 men through the perilous Alpine gorges into Italy. Just as it was three years ago, the Austrians are caught napping. The battle that takes place near the village of Merengo on June 14, 1800, is brutal. In intense heat this time, the French infantry urinate on their muskets to keep them cool. Back home,