The remains of over 100 French and Russian soldiers who died on the battlefield nearly 200 years ago were given a ceremonial burial Saturday outside of Moscow. The bodies included 120 soldiers who ...

Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen, composed of troops from France as well as Poland, Germany ...

But missing from Western scholarship on the Napoleonic Wars is a full-fledged account of how Russia came to smash Napoleon. With "Russia Against Napoleon: The True Story of the Campaigns of War ...

Epic History Napoleonic Wars The Invasion of Russia (All Parts) Posted: November 7, 2024 | Last updated: December 15, 2024 In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever ...

He led his Grand Army against the Imperial Russian Army near a village called Borodino, about 70 miles from Moscow. It was the single bloodiest day of the Napoleonic Wars, and it's remembered by ...

Meet three Russians who have all formed an intense interest in the French emperor: In white uniform, black boots, blue epaulettes and helmet, Mikhail Shmaevich closely resembles a Napoleonic colonel.

The return to France of the remains of Napoleonic General Charles-Etienne ... 2 Earlier that day, these Russian military reenactors delivered the coffin to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, where ...

The remains of one of Napoleon’s favorite generals appears to have been found in Smolensk, Russia, and it turns ... and he’s the first general from the Napoleonic period that we have found ...

with a guard of honour wearing Napoleonic uniform. However, plans for a larger ceremony involving French and Russian officials were cancelled amid tension between the two countries. Gudin was said ...

Buttons from uniforms worn by soldiers in Napoleon’s army that invaded Russia have been uncovered in Lithuania. The discoveries were made during an excavation at the site of the Great Synagogue ...

Vive la France!" the actors on horseback shouted at a re-enactment in February, after the remains of more than 100 Napoleonic soldiers were reburied in eastern Russia. There are some 2,500 re ...