Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne: 1812-1813

by Adrien Bourgogne, Paul Cottin, John Fortescue

Book Overview

In June 1812, Napoleon's 680,000 strong Grande Arm?e crossed the Neman River and invaded Russia. When the remnants of Napoleon's army returned over the Berezina River in November, only 27,000 effective soldiers remained. Adrien Bourgogne's Memoirs is one of the most vivid and moving accounts of this dramatic turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. Bourgogne had been in the Napoleonic Army since the campaign of 1806 in Poland. He had taken part in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519085885
• ISBN13: 9781519085887
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"