The Holy Roman Empire was finally dissolved when Napoleon, commanding the first modern national army, steamrolled the coalition opposing him at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. About half the ...

And in doing so, they have shed new light on one of the once-mighty empire ... the Roman army in the process. READ MORE: Knights Templar: Lost secrets of Crusaders who 'carried Holy Grail ...

The city of Magdeburg was targeted by the Holy Roman Empire as they refused to attend ... He also served as an officer in the US Army in Okinawa, Vietnam, and Germany, and has recently retired.

Joachim Whaley's ground-breaking history of the Holy Roman Empire escapes the shadow cast by the Nazis, finds Peter Oborne. By Peter Oborne 28 March 2012 • 10:37am The Court of Emperor Frederick ...