Russia
Czar Alexander IÂ (1801-1825)
The culmination of the reign of Alexander I: Marshal Marmont hands over the keys of Paris to the Russian Emperor After the despotic reign of Paul I came to an end, Alexander I was hailed as a savior. He had liberal tendencies that evoked the enlightenment of Catherine the Great, though like Catherine he preserved the privilege of autocracy. He…
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Battle of Friedland, the decisive battle of the campaign of 1807.
Napoleon Watching The Battle Of Friedland 1807 A major engagement between French forces under Napoleon and the Russian army under General Levin Bennigsen Friedland was the decisive battle of the campaign of 1807. Following the bloody stalemate at Eylau in February, the Russian and French armies spent the spring recuperating…
Fedor Mateyevitch Apraxin, (1661-1728)
Russian admiral. Along with Peter I, Apraxin was the founder of the modern Russian Navy. In 1700 Peter appointed Apraxin governor of Azov, where he was ordered to build and sustain a Black Sea fleet for operations against the Ottoman Empire. He built blue-water ships and river boats and barges,…
Russia: fighting in Syria?
Su-34 Taking off From Khmeimim Airbase in Syria Map of the Syrian Civil War Moscow managed to preserve the Syrian regime but it has failed to achieve all its goals in Syria. Their original objectives were before we mention what they actually achieved. Firstly, the Russian Federation was requested to…
LITTLE SHIPS, BIG WARÂ I
The Bombardment of Sveborg, 9 August (1855) The Battle of Suomenlinna (also known as the Battle of Viapori or the Bombardment of Sweaborg) was fought on 9–11 August 1855 between Russian defenders and a joint British/French fleet during the Ă…land War. It was a part of the Crimean War. Gunboat…
LITTLE SHIPS, BIG WARÂ II
Having been reinforced with several French ships, Lyons took his light squadron into the Sea of Azov the following day. As one contemporary observer, Hamilton Williams, wrote: It was like bursting into a vast treasure house, crammed with wealth of inestimable value. For miles along its shores stretched the countless…
Kunersdorf 1759 Part I
732118 Frederick, once he had decided to march to the Oder, was swift about it. August 3, 1959 admitting he had failed to intercept Laudon, he pushed on towards MĂĽllrose (within 12 miles of Frankfurt). Here he gave Wedell instructions to move what remained of his army to that village.…