But Napoleon will not wither in the face of such a crisis. Instead, he embarks on one of the most famous and daring strategic manoeuvres in history - a march across the Alps - to turn the tables ...

In 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his ... becomes 1st in US history to pass unprecedented constitutional amendment ...

"They haven’t seen anything yet," Napoleon told one of his generals ... and driving them from northern Italy, he crossed the Alps into Austria itself, and by April 7, 1797, was within seventy ...