A Narrative Of The Campaign In Russia In 1812. Interspersed With Full Descriptions Of Those Melancholy And Picturesque Scenes Of Which The Writer Was An Eye-Witness. Translated From The French

by Labaume, Eugene

1st edition in English.

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Book desription: London, , 1815. . 1st edition in English. . Prob. contemp. 1/2 calf. . Nice copy inside & out., very clean. VG. 12mo. . Exceptionally rare true 1st edition in English. It was later more commonly published in the U.S. under a slightly different title. Author was officer in French army during invasion of Russia & witnessed the military movements & battles so book is highly detailed militarily w/ discussion of many individual units, commanders on both sides, every town , village & city encountered. Discusses Napoleon's passage through Vilna (Poland), the Polish resistance, the Russian cavalry, Napoleon & his army chasing the Russians, entering Russia, Smolensk, the Moskwa, the march on the road from Smolensk to Moscow,much on the the siege of Moscow in detail, the retreat from Moscow, return to Smolensk, the freezing winter, etc. etc. Paritally in diary format by date.

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