French Guardsman vs Russian Jaeger
1812-14
The Russian Jaeger regiments and Napoleon's Young Guard clashed repeatedly during the campaigns of 1812-14. The Russian Jaeger were light infantry who gained enormous experience and prestige during the struggle to rid Europe of Napoleon's armies, while the Young Guard was expanded to become the main strike force of the French field armies. In appalling winter conditions in 1812, the Young Guard turned to confront their opponents, including Jaeger forces, at Krasnyi. In the face of constant bombardment, Young Guard regiments held off the Russians, covering the retreat of large parts of Napoleon's forces. They clashed again at Leipzig in 1813 a…
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Weitere Autoren: Stacey, Mark (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-0611-6
- EAN: 9781472806116
- Produktnummer: 20182854
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 4'609 KB
- Abbildungen: 40 b/w; 21 col
Über den Autor
Laurence Spring, an expert on Napoleonic Russian uniforms, is the author of Osprey's Warrior 51: Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799-1815 and several other books on the Napoleonic Wars.
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