Project Gutenberg 2006-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 137 Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de 1780 1873 Segur, Philippe-Paul, comte de De Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte Segur, Philip de, Count Histoire de Napoléon et de la grande-armée pendant l'année 1812. English History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "History of the Expedition to Russia" by General Count Philippe-Paul Ségur is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles Napoleon’s ill-fated military campaign against Russia in 1812, detailing the political climate and events leading up to the war as well as the challenges faced by the Grand Army during the campaign. Ségur, who served as a general under Napoleon, provides an insider's perspective, which adds depth to the narrative of this significant military endeavor. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage by reflecting on the political relationships between France, Russia, and other European powers leading up to Napoleon's decision to invade. He conveys the growing tensions and the aspirations of both Napoleon and Alexander of Russia, emphasizing how geopolitical ambitions led to the monumental clash. Ségur introduces the reader to the critical strategies, alliances, and eventual failures that plagued the French forces on their march to Moscow, painting a vivid picture of the motivations and mindset of both leaders as they prepared for an unprecedented conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Personal narratives, French Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia DC Text France Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 1224091 1224080 2024-10-08T06:21:46.705686 2023-09-08T08:20:01.081578 text/html text/html 1228605 2006-04-03T15:25:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1848803 2006-04-03T15:25:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2148212 2024-10-08T06:22:01.892585 application/epub+zip 2169106 2024-10-08T06:21:50.732660 application/epub+zip 533947 2024-10-08T06:21:49.150672 application/epub+zip 2609013 2024-10-08T06:22:11.323535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2522689 2024-10-08T06:22:00.720605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790782 2022-09-08T14:44:14.071942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1190199 1190098 2024-10-08T06:21:45.066691 2023-09-08T08:19:59.543597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1189941 2006-04-03T15:25:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 433498 2006-04-03T15:25:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1190026 2006-04-03T15:25:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433285 2006-04-03T15:25:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22677 2024-10-08T06:22:11.472538 application/rdf+xml 14582 2024-10-08T06:21:49.730650 image/jpeg 3598 2024-10-08T06:21:49.441649 image/jpeg 1932239 2024-10-08T06:21:46.840664 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia