A Circumstantial Narrative of the Campaign in Russia: Embellished with Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz ...Samuel Leigh, 1815 - 442 pages A narrative of the French invasion of Russia in 1812. |
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... field of battle , proved both the resistance of the conquered , and the valour of the seventh and eighth hussars , who had on that occasion covered themselves with glory . It was three o'clock in the morning ( July 26th ) when the ...
... field of battle , proved both the resistance of the conquered , and the valour of the seventh and eighth hussars , who had on that occasion covered themselves with glory . It was three o'clock in the morning ( July 26th ) when the ...
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Embellished with Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz ... Eugène Labaume. village , on an eminence ... field of battle water and roots had constituted our only nourish- ment . But victory inspired us with spirits and ...
Embellished with Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz ... Eugène Labaume. village , on an eminence ... field of battle water and roots had constituted our only nourish- ment . But victory inspired us with spirits and ...
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Embellished with Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz ... Eugène Labaume. miserable proprietor ... field of battle . Although we were the assailants our loss did not exceed four thousand . This will H 2 SMOLENSKO ...
Embellished with Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz ... Eugène Labaume. miserable proprietor ... field of battle . Although we were the assailants our loss did not exceed four thousand . This will H 2 SMOLENSKO ...
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... field of battle , and to give up the command to General St. Cyr . The latter disposed every thing for the attack the next morning at daybreak ; and the better to deceive the Russians , he ordered all the baggage , and a great part of ...
... field of battle , and to give up the command to General St. Cyr . The latter disposed every thing for the attack the next morning at daybreak ; and the better to deceive the Russians , he ordered all the baggage , and a great part of ...
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Embellished with Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz ... Eugène Labaume. facilitated their escape ... field of battle with a marshal's staff . While our corps on the left gained these im- portant victories on the Dwina ...
Embellished with Plans of the Battles of the Moskwa and Malo-Jaroslavitz ... Eugène Labaume. facilitated their escape ... field of battle with a marshal's staff . While our corps on the left gained these im- portant victories on the Dwina ...
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abandoned advanced-guard aide-de-camp arms arrived artillery attack baggage banks Bavarian Belluno Beresina bivouack Borovsk brave bridge cavalry centre chasseurs chateau Colonel commanded compelled cossacks Count courage crossed crowd Dnieper dreadful Duke of Elchingen Duke of Reggio Dwina Eckmuhl Elchingen eminence Emperor encamped endeavoured enemy fatal fatigue field of battle fire flames followed forced formed fourteenth division fourth corps French Gifflenga grand halted heard Hetman honour horses houses imperial guard infantry inhabitants intrenched Italian guard Kaluga King of Naples Kowno Krasnoë league Lithuania Malo-Jaroslavitz manœuvre Minsk miserable Moscow Moskwa Napoleon neral Niemen night o'clock officers Orcha ordered passage passed perceived pieces of cannon Poland position Prince of Eckmuhl rear rear-guard redoubt regiment remained retreat river road royal guard ruins Russian army scarcely side Smolensko soldiers soon staff thousand town troops Viazma Viceroy village waggons whole Wilna Witepsk Wittgenstein wood wounded wretched