Narrative of Events during the Invasion of Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte: And the Retreat of the French...

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Robert Thomas Wilson Herbert Randolph

Narrative of Events during the Invasion of Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte

And the Retreat of the French Army, 1812

Robert Thomas Wilson, Herbert Randolph

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Cambridge University Press
22 August 2013

History; Napoleonic Wars

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

A colourful British general, Robert Wilson (1777–1849) was knighted many times over by crowned heads, but never by his own monarch. Described by Wellington as 'a very slippery fellow', he fought in the Peninsular and Napoleonic wars, and his published account of the Egyptian campaign resulted in Napoleon complaining to the British government about accusations of his cruelty towards prisoners and his own men. Following the invasion of Russia, Wilson was seconded to Kutuzov's army, and was present at all the major engagements. Edited by his nephew and published in 1860, this second edition of Wilson's journal includes personal and official correspondence from Tsar Alexander I and his generals, and gives not only detailed accounts of troop movements and strategy, but also vivid descriptions of the savagery meted out by both sides. It remains an essential source of information on one of history's most famous military retreats.

By: Robert Thomas Wilson
Edited by: Herbert Randolph
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 5.700kg
ISBN: 9781108054003
ISBN 10: 1108054005
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 22 August 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Preliminary remarks; 1. Commencement of hostilities; 2. Movements of the second army under Prince Bagration; 3. Second army; 4. Secession of the king of Westphalia; 5. Operations of the first army under Tormanssow; 6. Wittgenstein; 7. Confederate army; 8. Army of Wittgenstein; 9. Imperial Russian army; 10. Russian main army; 11. Suspension of the narrative; 12. Army of Wittgenstein; 13. Retrospect of the campaign; 14. Passage of the Beresina; Conclusion; Appendix.