The Russian Campaign

Napoleon – The Russian Campaign episode 2: Part 2 details the hardships and deprivations suffered by Napoleon’s Grande Armee as they await the surrender of the Tsar, which never comes. And with problems in France and his popularity waning, Napoleon begins the long, death-filled retreat from Russia with his exhausted, starving troops.     This docudrama revisits one of the most astounding military campaigns and defeats in history, Napoleon’s attempted invasion of Russia.   Napoleon – The Russian Campaign episode 2   Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), born Napoleone di Buonaparte, was a French statesman and […]

Napoleon – The Russian Campaign episode 1: This docudrama revisits one of the most astounding military campaigns and defeats in history, Napoleon’s attempted invasion of Russia.     Since his victory over Tsar Alexander in 1807 and the Treaty of Tilsit, France and Russia are officially allies. But Alexander doesn’t support Napoleon’s expansionist strategy. To Napoleon, Russia’s behavior makes it an enemy of France. Ignoring calls for caution, Napoleon invades Russia in 1811.   Napoleon – The Russian Campaign episode 1   The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and in France as