Garrett Anderson

Garrett Anderson
Garrett has a long interest in military history. His interest in Napoleonic era warfare came after a chance exposure to the Richard Sharpe series. Initially writing about British victories, he expanded to covering all theaters of the Napoleonic Wars, as well as the 7 Years War, the South American rebellions and Nader Shah’s campaigns. He lives in the U.S.

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The Road to Ruin: Maloyaroslavets and the Grand Army’s Collapse

On 24 October 1812, flames and cannon thunder engulfed Maloyaroslavets as Kutuzov’s Russians and Napoleon’s weary Grande Armée clashed in savage combat. The town changed hands eight times before burning to ash.

Military History

Battle of Ocaña in the Peninsular War

19 November 1809. Marshal Soult’s French army smashes a much larger Spanish army at Ocaña, and the road to Madrid stays shut. Here is how it happened.

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Battle of Borodino – Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia

7 September 1812. Napoleon and Kutuzov meet at Borodino, one of the bloodiest days of the Napoleonic Wars. The armies, the earthworks and how the day unfolded.

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Garrett Anderson

The Road to Ruin: Maloyaroslavets and the Grand Army’s Collapse

Battle of Ocaña in the Peninsular War

Battle of Borodino – Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia

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