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Congress of Vienna
On September 1814, the Congress of Vienna began. All the powers of Europe sent delegates to decide the issue of the day: the reorganization of the chaotic Europe Napoleon’s conquest had left behind. The Congress was a redrawing of the … Continue reading
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Russia 1812
In June 1812, Napoleon crossed the Nieman River and led his vast Grand Armee of approx 600,000 men into Russia. His army was made up of soldiers from the many nations now under his control and was known as the … Continue reading
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Battle of Bautzen (May 20-21, 1813)
After the loss of the Battle of Lützen, the combined Russian and Prussian army of Prince Wittgenstein retreated eastward. Ordered to make a stand by Czar Alexander and the King of Prussia, Wittgenstein took up a defensive position at Bautzen … Continue reading
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Battle of Lutzen
In the Battle of Lützen (May 2, 1813), Napoleon lured a combined Prussian and Russian force into a trap, halting the advances of the Sixth Coalition after his devastating losses in Russia. The Russian commander, Prince Peter Wittgenstein, attempting to … Continue reading
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War of the Sixth Coalition
In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814), a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain and a number of German States finally defeated France and drove Napoleon Bonaparte into exile on Elba. After Napoleon’s disastrous invasion … Continue reading
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Coup d’Etat Attempt – Oct 1812
It was on the horrible withdrawal from Russia that Napoleon received word that General Malet with a group of conspirators had succeeded in the preliminaries of a coup d’etat overturning the empire, and substituting a provisional government. They had carried out … Continue reading
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Battle of Berezina
The Battle of Berezina (or Beresina) took place November 26–29, 1812 between the French army of Napoleon, withdrawing after his invasion of Russia and crossing the Berezina (near Borisov, Belarus), and the Russian armies under Mikhail Kutuzov, Peter Wittgenstein and … Continue reading
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Moscow 1812
One week after winning a bloody victory over the Russian army at the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée enters the city of Moscow, only to find the population evacuated and the Russian army retreated again. Moscow was the … Continue reading
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Battle of Borodino
“Soldiers! Here is the battle which you have so long desired! Henceforth the victory depends upon you; it is necessary for us. It will give you abundance, good winter quarters, and a speedy return to your country! Behave as you … Continue reading
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