Show Notes
This week we follow the Grande Armée on the road to Moscow. However, in between Napoleon and Russia's ancient capital was the village of Borodino which Kutusov had occupied and this time it looked like the Russians were going to stand and fight.
We'll also be taking a brief look at what was going on in Spain and the Caucasus and I offer my thoughts on why Napoleon was aiming for Moscow and not St Petersburg and what it was actually like to be an ordinairy soldier in a Napoleonic era army
Please note that from now on, the 1812 mini series is going to become increasingly grim so perhaps best not to listen when little ears are around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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