Combat and Capture of Smolensk — engraving

"Combat et Prise de Smolensk"
Combat and Capture of Smolensk.

Battle of Smolensk 4 - 6 August (16 - 18 August) 1812. efensive battle of the Russian army under the command of Mikhail B. Barclay de Tolly with the army of Napoleon for Smolensk. After a two-day battle, Smolensk was abandoned and the Russian army retreated.

Technique, Material: Steel engraving / Paper
Artist: Louis Martinet, Engraver: Jacques Couche
Date, Publisher: "France Militaire" par Abel Hugo, Paris, 1836.
Size: sheet 27 x 18 cm.