The "enormous superiority" of the Russian light cavalry, which he regards as the most disciplined in Europe, prevented Napoleon from getting food or rest as he retreated from Moscow. In 1814 ...

By the beginning of 1814, Napoleon was again in Paris when he learned that the Allies had invaded France itself. Throughout the winter and spring, Napoleon defeated larger Allied armies at Brienne ...

(The invasion of France occurred in 1813, and the Napoleon fled France before it fell to allied forces on March 31, 1814). The pistols were made by gunsmith Jean Le Page, who worked under King ...