Image of The Retreat from Moscow, 3rd December 1812, illustration from 'Blaetter by German School, (19th century)

The Retreat from Moscow, 3rd December 1812, illustration from 'Blaetter aus meinem Portefeuille, im Laufe...

IMAGE number: BL955544
Image title: The Retreat from Moscow, 3rd December 1812, illustration from 'Blaetter aus meinem Portefeuille, im Laufe des Fel', 1831-43 (litho)
Artist: German School, (19th century) / German
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: lithograph
Date: 1831 AD - 1843 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: The French Invasion of Russia or the Patriotic War of 1812 began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. Napoleon hoped to compel Tsar Alexander I of Russia to cease trading with British merchants through proxies in an effort to pressure the United Kingdom to sue for peace. The official political aim of the campaign was to liberate Poland from the threat of Russia. Napoleon named the campaign the Second Polish War to curry favor with the Poles and provide a political pretense for his actions.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: injury / horse / animal / France / Europe / Russia / travel / soldier / retreat / defeat / landscape / territory / frozen / invalid / conditions / wars / moscow / hostile / invalids / journey / retreating / ground / grand / snow-covered / freezing / napoleonic / russia / defeated / winter / horses / blankets / broken / snow / arduous / weather / soldiers / war / the retreat from moscow / horse / war of 1812 / napoleon's / smergony / armee / 1812 / invasion / Engraving / Mzengraving

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