Napoléon, la campagne de Russie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

1812: Napoleon gathers an army of 600,000 men from 24 different nations, the largest army ever united. Against the advice of his closest councilors, he marches towards Moscow with the firm intention to conquer Russia. This is the start of the Campaign of Russia. Why did Napoleon decide to conquer Russia? How could the greatest leader of the time make so many strategic mistakes? Through the journals, letters and memoirs of soldiers, Russian citizens, politicians and Napoleon himself, this mini-collection will tell with emotion and historical accuracy Napoleon's first defeat.

Series details

• Title: Napoléon, la campagne de Russie
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2015-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-01-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ARTE
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16355
• IMDb ID: tt4067826
• TVDB ID: 328049

Cast and credited roles

• Constantin Balsan — Sergent Bourgogne
• Jean-Pierre Michael — Caulaincourt
• Marc Duret — Napoleon
• Miglen Mirtchev — General Balachov
• Paweł Deląg — Alexandre

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-01-10; final listed air date 2015-01-10; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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