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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: The Battle of Borodino by Baron Lejeune

For Students 9th - 10th
A first-hand account of the famous battle by a French Army colonel who was an aide-de-camp during the Russian campaign. He describes the terrible killing that took place and the French military strategies.
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The Virtual Battle of Borodino

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow Napoleon or Kutuzov through the Battle of Borodino. Site provides narrative as well as a 3D view of what Napoleon or Kutuzov might have seen during the Battle.
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Recollections of Marshal Macdonald

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of writings written by a French military leader who served under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars. He gives an honest evaluation of what happened in Napoleon's famous invasion of Russia in 1812.
Website
BBC

Bbc History: Archaeology: Napoleon's Lost Army: The Soldiers Who Fell

For Students 9th - 10th
The captivating story of the recent find of a mass grave in Vilnius, Lithuania, that holds the remains of Napoleon's Lost Army. Site recounts the Russian withdrawal disaster of 1812.
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InterKnowledge Corp.

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
The French army soon learned the impossibility of maintaining a campaign throughout a Russian winter. "The campaign ensured Napoleon's dowfall."