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History of Warfare | Napoleon's Road To Moscow | 1812. It was to be Napoleon Bonaparte's greatest adventure, an invasion of Russia with an army of more than 650,000 men, the largest the world...
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...
Witness the intense clash as the Russian and French armies face off in the ultimate battle before the fall of Moscow. Dive into the crucial turning point of ...
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'.
1812 'Napoleon's Road to Moscow' is a record of one of history's greatest military disasters. Featuring dramatized reconstructions, period imagery and the latest 3-D computer graphics, the program follows the dramatic course of events, including the Battle Of Bordino and the cruel 'Retreat From Moscow' which claimed over half a million lives.
But, public opinion demanded a major battle and, on September 7, at the village of Borodino 125 km from Moscow, the Russians and French encountered each other in a brutal engagement.
An abandoned city. Napoleon's Grand Armee catching sight of Moscow, 1812. Early 20th century book illustration/Global Look Press. After much deliberation, General Mikhail Kutuzov – Russia’s...
