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In September 1812, this was the stage for the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars, which saw huge French and Russian armies, commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte and Mikhail Kutuzov, clash over a two-mile front to decide the fate of Moscow and the course of European history.
Moscow 1812 by Adam Zamoyski is a gripping account of Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of Russia. Drawing on firsthand accounts and extensive research, Zamoyski brings to life the brutal campaign, the devastating effects of the Russian winter, and the ultimate downfall of the French army.
17 cze 2024 · In June of 1812, Napoleon assembled a vast army, comprising soldiers from across his empire, and launched his invasion of Russia. With over 600,000 troops at his command, he marched eastward with the aim of forcing Tsar Alexander I to capitulate and sue for peace.
Clauzwitz gives a masterful summary and analysis of the campaign interspersed with his personal observations of events during it. He divides the campaign into its two natural divisions, the period up to the French retreat and the retreat itself.
10 lip 2024 · Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and the terrible retreat from Moscow were a military epic and a human tragedy on a colossal scale – history’s first example of total war.
The Battle of Borodino, fought on September 7, 1812, stands as one of the most significant and devastating military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. As the French army approached the field near the small Russian village of Borodino, about seventy miles west of Moscow, the air was thick with tension and expectation.
Taking Moscow was not a strategic goal; rather, it was an operational and political prize, seizure of which would force the Russian army to fight, lose, and be destroyed.
