Napoleon in RussiaNapoleon’s campaign in Russia began in June of 1812 and triggered the vast reversal of power away from France, which had started with his accession to power some twelve years before and would continue for decades afterwards. 600,000 men marched into Russia under Napoleon’s eagles, only a fraction would march back out, most would be left frozen in the wastes of Russia. Lt.-Col Burton undertakes the task of distilling the conflict of more than a million men and many more civilians with fluency and detail. An excellent book. This book is part of the Special Campaigns series produced around the turn of the 20th century by serving or recently retired British and Indian Army officers. They were intended principally for use by British officers seeking a wider knowledge of military history. Author — Lt.-Colonel Reginald G. Burton (Indian Army) (1864-1923) Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in London, G. Allen & company, ltd.; 1914. Original Page Count – xiv and 231 pages. |
Contents
THE THEATRE OF WAR 29 | |
THE INVASION OF LITHUANIA 32 | |
THE ADVANCE TO THE DWINA 39 | |
FROM THE DWINA TO THE DNIEPER 47 | |
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advanced guard arrived attack August Bagration Bagration’s Barclay de Tolly battalions battery battle Berezina Borisov Borodino bridges campaign cavalry Cavalry Corps Chichagov column command companies artillery Cossacks cover crossed the Dnieper Davout Davout’s corps detachment Dinaburg directed division Dnieper Dokhturov Dorogobuzh Drissa Dukhovshchina Dwina Emperor enemy enemy’s Eugene’s forces forest French army front Grand Army Grodno guns Gzhatsk headquarters horses Infantry Corps Junot Kalocha Kaluga Kovno Krasnoi Kutuzov left bank left flank Malo-Yaroslavetz Miloradovich Minsk Mohilev Moscow Moscow road moved movement Mozhaisk Mstislavl Murat Napoleon Ney’s Niemen night occupied operations orders Orsha Oudinot passage Platov Polotzk Poniatowski Poryechiye position Raevski’s reached rear rear-guard redoubt regiments reinforced remained reserve retire retreat right bank river Russian army Russian left Schwarzenberg Second Army Semyonovskaya Shivardino Smolensk squadrons St Cyr St Petersburg Studyanka suburb supplies Tormassov troops Tuchkov Tzar Utitza Velizh versts Victor Vilna Vitebsk Volhynia Vyazma Wittgenstein wounded Yelnya