"Campagne de Russie. Les Enfans de Paris"
1812 Fight of the Cossacks with the 9th line infantry regiment of the French army.
Les Enfans de Paris is the nickname of the 9th Line Infantry Regiment of Napoleon's Grand Army.
In Company 1812, the regiment took part in the battles near Vitebsk, Borodino, Vyazma, Maloyaroslavets.
All 4 battalions that took part in the Russian campaign were defeated or destroyed. In the Battle of Borodino, the regiment lost about half of its personnel.
Technique, Material: Steel engraving / Paper
Artist: Louis Martinet, Engraver: Jean-Baptiste Reville
Date, Publisher: "France Militaire", Paris, 1836.
Size: sheet 27 x 18 cm.