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Ney's French Troops Are Attacked by Russian Cavalry at Friedland
During his assault on the Russian left flank, Marshal Michel Ney's VI Corps is attacked by Russian cavalry during the Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807). Image by Rougeron-Vignerot and Charles Morel, 1892.
National Libary of France, Paris.

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War of the Third Coalition
The War of the Third Coalition (1805-1806) was a major European conflict during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). It was fought by an alliance of nations that included the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Naples, and Sicily, against...

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Roman Republic at the Beginning of Caesar's Civil War
This map depicts the territories under Julius Caesar and Roman Senate in the wake of the outbreak of Caesar's Civil War in 49 BCE in the Roman Republic. Caesar crossed the Rubicon and marched on Rome while Pompey, supported by the Senate...

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English Civil War Breastplate
An example of the breastplate armour typically worn by infantry and some cavalry in the early stages of the English Civil War (1642-51). (Ludlow Museum, Shropshire, England)

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Burning Russian Village, Operation Barbarossa
A photograph showing a burning Russian village during Operation Barbarossa, the attack by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941. (Imperial War Museums)

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Russian Royal Family, 1913
A 1913 photograph of the Russian royal family. Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) with their four daughters (L to R), Olga (born 1895), Maria (born 1899), Anastasia (born 1901), and Tatiana (born...

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Russian Imperial Guard Captures a French Eagle
During the latter stages of the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), the cavalry of the Russian Imperial Guard launch a desperate charge on the Pratzen Heights, seizing an Eagle standard from the French 4th Line Regiment. Shortly after...

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Attack of the Russian Imperial Guard at Borodino
Attack of the Russian Imperial Guard during the Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812). The regiment would lose 973 out of its original 1740 men during the battle. By N. S. Samokish, 1912.

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Russian Troops at Borodino
Line of Russian soldiers at the Battle of Borodino, part of the Panorama of Borodino by Franz Roubaud.
Battle of Borodino Museum-panorama.

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Chart Showing the Number of Men in Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812
Charles Minard's famous 1869 chart detailing the number of men in Napoleon's Grande Armée during his 1812 invasion of Russia; the tan represents the men who invaded Russia itself, while the black represents the retreat from Moscow. The way...