Invasion of Russia
Retreats over the Beresina River
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
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Napoleon I Biography and Timeline — Page 11
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1812
Invasion of Russia
Crosses the Beresina but only 25,000 of his Grande Armee remain
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Beresina
Russian attack on the French while they are crossing the Beresina River. Partial Rusian victory after the failed attempt by the French to capture Moscow
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon's retreat from Russia is over, from an initial force of 525,000 men and 1,400 guns, Napoleon manages to salvage a little over 25,000 men and 200 cannons, the rest succumbed to General Winter
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Invasion of Russia
Deserts his army & retreats to Paris
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Declaration of War
Alexander attempts to settle the frontiers of Europe, Napoleon declares war on Russia
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Invasion of Russia
On the eve of the invasion says, "Avant deux mois, la Russie me demandera la paix"
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Plot
Malet forges a document announcing the death of Napoleon. Malet forges a document announcing a provisional Government under Moreau & Malet
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Provisional Government
Malet forges a document announcing a provisional Government under Moreau & Malet
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
1813
Alliance Napoleon I and Murat
Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Concordat
Pius VII signs a concordat with Napoleon
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of Torgau
1st day of the siege of Torgau
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Declaration of War
Prussia declares war on France
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Leipzig
The Confederation dissolves after Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig. Reinforcements fail to arrive & the Saxons change sides. Napoleon flees into the city having lost 60,000 men
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of Torgau
The fall of Torgau
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Bautzen
Wishes to inflict a defeat on Prussia for deserting his cause. Follows Napoleon's capture of Dresden
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Lutzen
Wittgenstein is allowed to retreat because of Neys late attack. The Russians & Prussians are driven from the east bank of the Spree. The French lose 25,000 to the Allies 11,000. Napoleon's Army of 110,000 defeat the Allied Army of 73,000. Napoleon breaks through Wittgensteins centre. A technical victory because Wittgenstein retreats into Silesia
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of Hamburg
1st day of the siege of Hamburg
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Armistice
The armistice of Pleischwitz
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Evacuation
The French evacuate Madrid
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Vitoria
The French are defeated by Wellington & Joseph is forced to retreat over the Pyrenees. The decisive victory by Wellington in the Peninsular War
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of Pamplona
1st day of the siege of Pamplona
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of San Sebastian
1st day of the siege of San Sebastian
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of San Sebastian
Failure to storm San Sebastian
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Declaration of War
Austria declares war on France
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Evacuation
Suchet evacuates Tarragona
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Dresden
The French lose 10,000 & the Allies 38,000. French victory against the Prussians & Russians
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of San Sebastian
San Sebastian falls
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Invasion of Silesia
Advances into Silesia to engage Blucher but Blucher retreats
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Siege of Torgau
1st day of the 2nd siege of Torgau
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Wartenberg
Blucher defeats Bertrand
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Treaty of Ried
Bavaria leaves the Rhine Confederation & joins the Alliance against France
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Leipzig
In total, the French have around 190,000 soldiers and the Allies almost 330,000 with both sides having significant artillery, there were over two and a half thousand pieces of ordnance on the field.
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle beginswith an attack by 78,000 Allied troops from the south and 54,000 from the north, with Napoleon using the bulk of his army in the south.
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Leipzig
The allied offensives achieve little and are soon forced back, but Napoleon's outnumbered forces are unable to break the allied lines, resulting in a hard fought stalemate.
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Leipzig
Blucher gains ground in the North but is stopped short of blocking the French retreat route, a number of Saxon and Wurttemberger units defect to the Coalition
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Leipzig
The 6th Coalition is arranged with Field Marshal Blucher (Prussian) & Crown Prince Carl Johan of Sweden to the north, Generals Barclay De Tolly, Bennigsen (Russian) & Prince von Hessen-Homburg (Austrian) to the south & Gyulay (Austrian) to the north
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Battle of Leipzig
The Allies launch a huge assault from all sides, in over nine hours of fighting, in which both sides suffer heavy casualties, the French troops prevent a breakthrough but are slowly forced back towards Leipzig
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Declaration of War
Bavaria joins the Allies
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Declaration of War
Saxony joins the Allies
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815
Records, sources and methodology
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