· By late November Napoleon had reached the banks of the River Berezina - the last natural obstacle between his army and the safety of the Polish frontier. But instead of finding the river frozen solid enoug In the winter of , Napoleon's army retreated from Moscow under appalling conditions, hunted by three separate Russian armies, its chances of survival apparently nil/5. · Alexander Mikaberidze has exhaustively researched the Battle of Berezina, using both French and Russian sources. He writes a fascinating tale about one of the more obscure battles during the Napoleonic Wars, and explains how Napoleon was able to escape from a more crushing defeat following his disastrous invasion of Russia in /5(17). · Overview. First full-length study of the climax of the campaign – the battle at the Berezina river. In the winter of , Napoleon's army retreated from Moscow under appalling conditions, hunted by three separate Russian armies, its chances of survival apparently nil. By late November Napoleon had reached the banks of the River Berezina - the last natural obstacle Author: Alexander Mikaberidze.
The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape Napoleonic historian Alexander Mikaberidze reconsiders the campaign and retells the terrible story of the Borodino battle as it was seen from the Russian point of view. His original and painstakingly researched investigation of this critical episode in Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape. I knew it was a large battle of Napoleon's Russian campaign and it was depicted in War and Peace, but that was about it. really for specialists but a great account. Balanced opinion on Napoleon handling of the battle and a critical vision of Kutuzov and the soviet school. Mikaberidze, Alexander (). Napoleon's Great Escape: The Battle of the Berezina. London: Pen and Sword. ISBN Coordinates: 54°′N 28°′E / °N °E /.
By late November Napoleon had reached the banks of the River Berezina - the last natural obstacle between his army and the safety of the Polish frontier. But instead of finding the river frozen solid enoug In the winter of , Napoleon's army retreated from Moscow under appalling conditions, hunted by three separate Russian armies, its chances of survival apparently nil. The Battle of Berezina took place from 26 to 29 November , between the French army of Napoleon, retreating in chaos after the aborted occupation of Moscow and trying to cross the Berezina, and the Russian armies under Peter Wittgenstein and Admiral Pavel Chichagov. The outcome of the battle was not quite decisive. The French suffered heavy losses but Napoleon with the surviving remnants of his army managed to cross the river. Book review: The Battle of the Berezina, Napoleon’s Great Escape. Almost two hundred years after the crossing of the Berezina River by the remnants of Napoleon's Grande Armée, a new book written by Alexander Mikaberidze, assistant professor at history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport and author of The Battle of Borodino, comes to remind us of the battle for the bridgehead, the memory of which has begun to fade from popular memory.
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