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On 26th August, 1812, two huge armies were doing the last preparations to one of the bloodiest battle of the epoch near the village of Borodino, 124 kilometers away from Moscow. A quarter of ...
The Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne (1812 - 1813) offer a personal account of his experiences during Napoleon's Russian campaign. As a sergeant in the Imperial...
Featuring dramatized reconstructions, period imagery, and the latest 3-D computer graphics, the program follows the dramatic course of events, including the ...
22 maj 2024 · After taking Moscow, Napoleon was forced into a brutal and ignominious retreat that saw tens of thousands of his men perish in the freezing Russian winter. Featuring period imagery, dramatised 'eye witness' accounts, expert comment and analysis, and extracts from the Russian film of 'War and Peace'.
Napoleonic Wars from 1803 to 1815. They were a continuation of the wars originally sparked off by the French Revolution of 1789 and threw Europe's armies into mobilization on an unprecedented scale. August 26, 1812 on the 124-km west of Moscow, in a field near the village
20 cze 2020 · Even after winning a costly victory at Borodino and occupying Moscow, Napoleon's invitation to negotiate received no response. Napoleon found himself 500 miles from friendly territory, outnumbered, poorly supplied, and with winter approaching.
Members of Russian historical reconstruction clubs on Sunday reenacted the Battle of Maloyaroslavets which took place near Moscow during the 1812 Napoleonic war in Russia. Reflecting events from more than 200 years ago, participants playing French and Russian troops "attacked" each other with artillery,..
