THE INVASION OF FRANCE, 1814: The Memoirs of a Russian Artilleryman

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Details Russian artillery experiences during Napoleon's campaigns. The third of a three volume set that details the memoirs of Ilya Timofeyevich Radozhitskii, a distinguished Russian artillery officer, drawing from notes kept during his campaigns. Radozhitskii saw action in virtually every major battle of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. In 1813-1814, he took part in the War of the German Liberation and the invasion of France, serving with distinction in several battles before finishing the war as a staff captain in Paris in 1814. Provides insight into the daily lives of Russian officers during the Napoleonic Wars. Contains 25 mono illustrations.