Memoirs of the Duke of Yevgeny Württemberg. 1812-1828
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The memoirs of the prince, and then the Duke of Yevgeny Württemberg (1787-1857) cover the stormy era of the late XVIII - first quarter of the XIX century. "One of the best Russian generals of that time" (Dominic Liven), Eugene was very popular in the troops.
The second volume of memoirs covers the period from the battle of the Smolensk battle of August 1812 to the Russo-Turkish war of 1828-1829. As the commander of the division, and then the corps Eugene was at the center of all the decisive battles of the war of 1812-1814. At the head of his regiments, he first joined the defeated Paris. In December 18125, the case brought Eugene to St. Petersburg, where he participated on the side of Nicholas I in the events on Senate Square, in 1828 he fought with the Turks under the siege of Varna.
With the exception of the translations of fragments in pre -revolutionary historical magazines, the memoirs of Eugene are almost the only memoirs of the military leaders of the Russian army of the Napoleonic Wars remained inaccessible to the Russian -speaking reader. The publication of this full transfer to scientific circulation introduces the most valuable historical source on the history of the Napoleonic era
The second volume of memoirs covers the period from the battle of the Smolensk battle of August 1812 to the Russo-Turkish war of 1828-1829. As the commander of the division, and then the corps Eugene was at the center of all the decisive battles of the war of 1812-1814. At the head of his regiments, he first joined the defeated Paris. In December 18125, the case brought Eugene to St. Petersburg, where he participated on the side of Nicholas I in the events on Senate Square, in 1828 he fought with the Turks under the siege of Varna.
With the exception of the translations of fragments in pre -revolutionary historical magazines, the memoirs of Eugene are almost the only memoirs of the military leaders of the Russian army of the Napoleonic Wars remained inaccessible to the Russian -speaking reader. The publication of this full transfer to scientific circulation introduces the most valuable historical source on the history of the Napoleonic era
Author:
Author:Вюртембергский Евгений
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-907589-10-0
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