Tag: Minsk
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Letters of a battalion commander, Russia 1812 …
The military operations of 1812 commenced in June. On the 15th, the 33rd Infantry Regiment numbered 4,252 men divided into five battalions. This is the unit of our officer, whose letters we reproduce. On the 18th, Napoleon, who was at Gumbinnen (Prussia), inspected the 33rd Regiment, part of the 2nd Division (led by General Friant)…
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Eyewitness accounts of the campaign in Russia, 1812 (V) …
General Georg von Scheler (1770-1826, from Württemberg) wrote the following: Moscow, 8 and 9 October 1812. Everyone found shelter, albeit packed and cramped, in the suburb on the road to Kazan. The horses of the artillery, the two regiments of chevau-légers and the regiment of the King’s Chasseurs No. 4 were accommodated in stables or…
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A war commissioner’s account on the battle of the Berezina …
Alexandre Bellot de Kergorre (1784-1840) recounts the events that took place at the banks of the Berezina … … The Army of Moldavia had such a great influence on the events of the 1812 campaign that its actions deserve to be recounted. At the beginning of 1812, Russia was still at war with Turkey and…