Russian Army Saved by French Blunder – The Battle of Lubino 1812
1812 Campaign French general Junot and Emperor Napoleon I had a bit of a history by the time of the[…]
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Category: Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom
Napoleon’s Great Escape from Russia – The Battle of the Berezina (Documentary)
Napoleon’s retreat from Russia Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow and from Russia as a whole is one of the most dramatic[…]
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Napoleon Conquers A Heap of Ashes – Battle of Smolensk 1812
Battle of Smolensk in 1812 Smolensk is an important symbolic city to the Russians in 1812, for Napoleon it’s a[…]
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What Really Happened At The Battle Of Waterloo In 1815?
Battle of Waterloo How was Napoleon defeated at The Battle of Waterloo? Why was it the bloodiest battle in history[…]
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Who Followed Napoleon Into Russia? – The Grand Army of 1812
Only half of his troops came from Territories of the expanded French Empire When Napoleon marched his Grande Armée into[…]
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Napoleon Took Moscow – Why He Didn’t Win The War
Napoleon’s Army marches on and reaches Moscow After the Battle of Borodino, both sides are badly mauled. Napoleon’s Army marches[…]
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Napoleon’s Deadliest Day – Battle of Borodino 1812 (Napoleonic Wars Documentary)
The Battle of Borodino The Battle of Borodino was the deadliest single day in history until the outbreak of the[…]
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Why Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia Imploded in Moscow (Documentary)
When Napoleon took Moscow, he expected victory over Russia was just a matter of time. But six weeks later he[…]
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Why Napoleon Invaded Russia in 1812
Napoleon’s Grande Armee When Napoleon’s Grande Armee crossed the Nemen river into the Russian Empire in 1812, the die had[…]
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Longwood House: The Super Prison Built to Hold Napoleon
The Super Prison Built to Hold Napoleon The first time Napoleon Bonaparte’s enemies sent him into exile, they underestimated him.[…]
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