Books
War
French Invasion of Russia / Patriotic War of 1812
1812 CE
Napoleon invaded the Russian Empire in June 1812 with the Grande Armée, seeking to force Tsar Alexander I back into the Continental System and reassert French strategic dominance. Russian armies withdrew eastward, denying Napoleon the rapid decisive victory on which his plans depended.
After severe fighting at Smolensk and Borodino, the French occupied Moscow but failed to secure peace. The subsequent retreat destroyed much of the invading army through combat, hunger, disease, exhaustion and winter conditions, transforming the balance of power and encouraging a new coalition against Napoleon.
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Alexander I of Russia1777–1825 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1769–1852 Carl von Clausewitz1780–1831 Catherine the Great1729–1796 Charles XIV John of Sweden1763–1844 George III1738–1820 Horatio Nelson1758–1805 Joséphine de Beauharnais1763–1814 Louis XVI of France1754–1793 Marie Antoinette1755–1793 Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma1791–1847 Maximilien Robespierre1758–1794 Mikhail Kutuzov1747–1813 Napoleon1769–1821 Pauline Bonaparte1780–1825 Pyotr Bagration1765–1812 William Pitt the Younger1759–1806
Non-Fiction
5 Best Non-Fiction Books About the French invasion of Russia and the Patriotic War of 1812
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