According to the plan of the Russian command, every single soldier of Napoleon's ‘Great Army’ was supposed to remain on the Berezina River.

In 1812, French Emperor Napoleon I was still at the height of ... Stalked by hunger, subzero temperatures, and the deadly lances of the Cossacks, the decimated army reached the Berezina River late in ...

On June 24, 1812 Napoleon entered Russia with 650,000 ... more men and left the wounded behind as they crossing the frigid Berezina River. After that it became every man for himself.

Was Tchaikovsky a tempest or a drudge? The great Russian composer of iconic works like “The Nutcracker” and the “1812 Overture” is generally thought to have lived a life of melodrama.

The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration that followed is one of our nation’s greatest moments of resilience. The U.S. declaration of war against Great Britain in ...

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On September 9, 1812, the Bank of Bengal issued India's first paper currency, revolutionising the financial landscape and paving the way for modern banking practices in the subcontinent. Listen to ...

Auto parts maker Carraro India, a manufacturer of axles and transmission systems for agricultural tractors and construction vehicles, is planning to raise nearly Rs 1,812 crore through an initial ...

The offer is being conducted through the book-building process, with up to 50% allocated on a proportional basis to qualified institutional buyers, at least 15% allocated to non-institutional ...

For other uses, see Russian campaign (disambiguation). "Second Polish War" redirects here. For the 1794 uprising, see Kościuszko Uprising. "Patriotic War of 1812" redirects here. For the 1812–15 ...

The Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde impériale (English: "élite gendarmes of the Imperial Guard") was a gendarmerie unit formed in 1801 by Napoleon as part of the Consular Guard which became the Imperial ...