Project Gutenberg 2006-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 368 Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de 1780 1873 Segur, Philippe-Paul, comte de De Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte Segur, Philip de, Count Histoire de Napoléon et de la grande-armée pendant l'année 1812. English History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Produced by Steven Gibbs, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "History of the Expedition to Russia" by General Count Philippe-Paul Ségur is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles Napoleon’s ill-fated military campaign against Russia in 1812, detailing the political climate and events leading up to the war as well as the challenges faced by the Grand Army during the campaign. Ségur, who served as a general under Napoleon, provides an insider's perspective, which adds depth to the narrative of this significant military endeavor. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage by reflecting on the political relationships between France, Russia, and other European powers leading up to Napoleon's decision to invade. He conveys the growing tensions and the aspirations of both Napoleon and Alexander of Russia, emphasizing how geopolitical ambitions led to the monumental clash. Ségur introduces the reader to the critical strategies, alliances, and eventual failures that plagued the French forces on their march to Moscow, painting a vivid picture of the motivations and mindset of both leaders as they prepared for an unprecedented conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Personal narratives, French Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia DC Text France Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 1224214 2025-06-07T15:47:59.487753 text/html 1228605 2006-04-03T15:25:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1848803 2006-04-03T15:25:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2148300 2025-06-07T15:48:14.967642 application/epub+zip 2169119 2025-06-07T15:48:03.631772 application/epub+zip 533979 2025-06-07T15:48:01.997756 application/epub+zip 2608531 2025-06-07T15:48:24.630618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2522689 2025-06-07T15:48:13.685662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790782 2022-09-08T14:44:14.071942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1190199 2025-06-07T15:47:57.939745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1189941 2006-04-03T15:25:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 433498 2006-04-03T15:25:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1190026 2006-04-03T15:25:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433285 2006-04-03T15:25:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21705 2025-06-07T15:48:24.790599 application/rdf+xml 14582 2025-06-07T15:48:02.583719 image/jpeg 3598 2025-06-07T15:48:02.294695 image/jpeg 1932274 2025-06-07T15:47:59.629713 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia