•March 13, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
By John Walker
By mid-afternoon on September 7, 1812, Russian troops had lost control of the earthworks on their left flank at Borodino. The defensive position known as the Bagration fleches had changed hands multiple times over the course of the savage fighting throughout the day.
French Emperor Napoleon’s Grand Armée and More »
•January 28, 2019 • 1 Comment
Napoleon Bonaparte’s intuition failed him in the fight for the southerly route out of Moscow during the Patriotic War of 1812. More »
•December 7, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Finding the Somosierra pass blocked by Spanish batteries, Napoleon ordered his Polish light horse to punch through the resistance. More »
•December 1, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
While Marshal Gouvion Saint-Cyr held off the Allies at Dresden, Napoleon force-marched three corps to the rescue. The next day, the emperor counterattacked. It would prove to be his last significant triumph. More »
•October 30, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
To get at England, Bonaparte sets out in grand style to conquer the East. More »
•October 26, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Reacting to a combination aimed at overwhelming him, Napoleon Bonaparte deploys a new fighting formation that eminently proves its worth. More »
•October 12, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The young Napoleon Bonaparte displayed a brilliant use of strategy in the Italian Campaign of 1796-1797. More »
•October 12, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Joachim Murat, master of horses and courage, charged again and again into enemies to tilt the battles in his master Napoleon Bonaparte’s favor. More »
