The Battle of (the) Berezina (or Beresina) took place from 26 to 29 November 1812, between Napoleon 's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army under Field Marshal Wittgenstein …

The Battle of the Berezina (21-29 November 1812) was the last major success for Napoleon's Grande Armée during the invasion of Russia in 1812 and saw the remnants of the army …

Five weeks after leaving Moscow, the Grande Armée continued its retreat following the disastrous French invasion of Russia. The fall of Minsk to the Russians forced it to divert towards the …

By late November Napoleon had reached the banks of the River Berezina – the last natural obstacle between his army and the safety of the Polish frontier. But instead of finding the river …

As the French army retreated from Russia, they were faced with the troubling prospect of crossing the Berezina River. Usually frozen by that time of the year, an unseasonable thaw kept the …

The Battle of Berezina (or Beresina) took place from 26 to 29 November 1812, between the French army of Napoleon, retreating after his invasion of Russia and crossing the Berezina …

Dec 6, 2024 · During their desperate flight from the advancing Russian forces, Napoleon’s army came to the Berezina River. To escape, they had to build makeshift bridges across the icy …

His original force of more than 600,000 had been decimated by death, disease, desertion and capture; only about 30,000 men made it across the river as Napoleon went on ahead to Paris. …

Napoleon suffered huge losses at the Berezina, but about 60,000 men managed to cross the river on November 26-28. Many thousands of stragglers perished as they were forced over the …

Jan 2, 2026 · By late November Napoleon had reached the banks of the River Berezina - the last natural obstacle between his army and the safety of the Polish frontier. But instead of finding …