Sujet
The Battle of Borodino, Russia, 7th September 1812. Artist: Jacques Couche
Légende
The Battle of Borodino, Russia, 7th September 1812. With 44,000 Russian casualties and 30,000 French losses, the battle was indecisive. The Russians retreated, leaving the French to take occupation of a burning Moscow - set on fire by the Russians themselves. Hoping for a Russian surrender that never came, Bonaparte waited in Moscow for five weeks before beginning what would turn into an epic retreat, with the remnants of his Grande Armee harrassed by the Russians and tormented by starvation and the Russian winter. Of the more than 600,000 men who set out on the invasion of Russia, only 20,000 returned.
Historica Graphica Collection
Date
1922
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection
Notre référence
HRM19D59_051
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,9Mo (5,3Mo) / 43,4cm x 29,4cm / 5122 x 3471 (300dpi)