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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.
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.
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.
The battle began in the early hours of 7 September 1812 and lasted for a torturous fifteen hours. The number of cannons caused most of the field to be obscured by thick smog as huge numbers of French troops were thrown against the Russian positions, making for an apocalyptic atmosphere.
Is it true that in 1812 Napoleon lost 90% of his troops? And if so, how did it happen and why? Minard lays out some answers to these questions in the form of statistics and line width: tactical...
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.
Moscow 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March is a non-fiction book analysing the events and circumstances during the French Invasion of Russia and the events during the reign of Napoleon, which would, ultimately, mark the beginning of the end of the Napoleonic empire after his troops were driven from Russia.
