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Year(s) Discussed: 1812-1813
Though the French Army captured Moscow in the fall of 1812, Emperor Napoleon quickly learned that holding it and forcing the Russians to capitulate would prove to be a tougher prospect. Meanwhile, Russian Tsar Aleksandr, concerned about the impact of the War of 1812 on British resolve against France, puts forward an offer to bring about peace with the US, and in Paris, a plot is launched to overthrow the imperial government. Sources used for this episode can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.
Special thanks to Alex for providing the intro quote for this episode and to Christian of Your Podcast Pal for his audio editing services.
The transcript for this episode can be found here.
Featured Image: "French Retreat in Russia from 1812" by Illarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov [c. 1874], courtesy of Wikipedia
Intro and Outro Music: "Hull's Victory," as performed by David and Ginger Hildebrand, courtesy of the Colonial Music Institute at George Washington's Mount Vernon
