History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in the Year 1812 (Cambridge Library Collection - European History) (Volume 2) - Softcover

Ségur, Phillippe-Paul Comte De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108043992 ISBN 13: 9781108043991

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The French general and historian Philippe-Paul, Comte de Ségur (1780-1873) served as a member of Napoleon's personal staff during the Russian campaign. He had joined the cavalry in 1800 and had distinguished himself during earlier episodes of the European war; this led to him being chosen for several diplomatic missions. His two-volume account of the invasion of Russia, first published in French in 1824, has been through many editions and has been translated into many languages. It is both a military history and an eyewitness account. This English translation was first published in 1825 and remains immensely valuable to historians' understanding of Napoleon's ultimately disastrous Russian strategy. Volume 2 begins with Napoleon's arrival in Moscow on 14 September 1812. The remainder of the book charts the events of the army's retreat, details the conditions endured and the lives lost in the course of it.

About this title

Book Description:

Philippe-Paul, Comte de Ségur (1780-1873) served on Napoleon's personal staff during the Russian campaign. His history of the campaign was published in 1824, and this English translation in 1825. Volume 2 begins with the arrival of the army at a deserted Moscow, and covers the disastrous retreat.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108043992
• ISBN 13: 9781108043991
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 420