Grande Armee Collection

Napoleon at Montereau: The bullet that will kill me is not yet cast!. Private Collection

France. Military uniforms of 1802. Litography
CUL4878997 France. Military uniforms of 1802. Litography.; (add.info.: France. Military uniforms of 1802. Litography.); Photo © Esteban/AIC

France. Uniforms of 1805. Litography
CUL4879037 France. Uniforms of 1805. Litography.; (add.info.: France. Uniforms of 1805. Litography.); Photo © Esteban/AIC

The Storming of Leipzig, 1818. Creator: Per Krafft the Younger
The Storming of Leipzig, 1818. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars

Russian army entering Warsaw in 1813, after 1813. Creator: Nusbiegel, Johann (ca 1750-1833)
Russian army entering Warsaw in 1813, after 1813. Private Collection

Emperor Napoleon I and his staff on horseback, 1810-1850. Creator: Emile Jean-Horace Vernet
Emperor Napoleon I and his staff on horseback, 1810-1850

Bivouac at Molodechno, 3-4 December 1812: an episode from Napoleon's Retreat from Russia, 1816. Soldiers around a smoking campfire - the man on the right holds a wild boar's head

La lettre de Wagram, 1827. Creator: Dubufe, Claude Marie Paul (1790-1864)
La lettre de Wagram, 1827. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-arts, Rouen

Occupation russe à Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Occupation russe a Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Occupation russe à Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Occupation russe a Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Occupation russe à Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Occupation russe a Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Occupation russe à Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Occupation russe a Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Occupation russe à Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Occupation russe a Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Occupation russe à Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Occupation russe a Paris (Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1814), 1814-1817. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Le Retour de L'Ile d'Elbe (The Return from the Isle of Elba) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1830. Napoleon is welcomed by adoring troops on his return from exile

General Count Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy at the Battle of Kulm on 29 August 1813, 1813. From a private collection

Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. Artist: Suhr, Christoph (1771-1842)
Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. From a private collection

The Retreat of Napoleons Army from Russia in 1812, 1826 (oil on canvas)
3366999 The Retreat of Napoleons Army from Russia in 1812, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858); 127.6x162.6 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Napoleons Grande Armee retreating from Russia, 1812 (colour litho)
3622128 Napoleons Grande Armee retreating from Russia, 1812 (colour litho) by Beuzon, Joseph (1864-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleons Grande Armee retreating from Russia, 1812)

Le Retour de L Ile d Elbe (The Return from the Isle of Elba) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1830. Napoleon is welcomed by adoring troops on his return from exile

The Battle of the Katzbach on 26 August 1813. Creator: Bartsch, Adam von (1757-1821)
The Battle of the Katzbach on 26 August 1813. Private Collection

The Battle near Ostrovno on the morning of July 26th, 1812, 1855. Private Collection

General Vandamme's capture at the Battle of Kulm on August 30, 1813. Creator: Rahl, Carl Heinrich (1779-1843)
General Vandamme's capture at the Battle of Kulm on August 30, 1813. Private Collection

French general handing Directory order to Pope Pius VI after invasion of Rome... 1801
French general handing Directory order to Pope Pius VI after invasion of Rome, 15 February 1798, 1801

Napoleons Grande Armee arrives before Moscow, 1812 (colour litho)
3626991 Napoleons Grande Armee arrives before Moscow, 1812 (colour litho) by Paris, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleons Grande Armee arrives before Moscow, 1812)

The Old Guard at Waterloo (colour photogravure)
3657078 The Old Guard at Waterloo (colour photogravure) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Guard at Waterloo)

Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812 (engraving)
3647632 Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812 (engraving) by Delort, Charles Edouard (1841-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleons retreat from Moscow, 1812)

Portrait of Charles-Louis Regnault, an Officer from the Napoleonic Wars, c
3941004 Portrait of Charles-Louis Regnault, an Officer from the Napoleonic Wars, c.1814-15 (oil on canvas) by Regnault, Jean-Baptiste (1754-1829); 78 x 62.9 cm; Yale University Art Gallery

Grenadier Guard, 1824 (coloured engraving)
3744581 Grenadier Guard, 1824 (coloured engraving) by Bellange, Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte (1800-1866); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

General Frost Shaving Little Boney, pub. Thomas Tegg, 1812 (hand-coloured engraving)
779959 General Frost Shaving Little Boney, pub. Thomas Tegg, 1812 (hand-coloured engraving) by Elmes, William (fl.1797-1814); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

1807, Friedland (oil on canvas)
3493090 1807, Friedland (oil on canvas) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); 135.9x242.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: The Battle of Friedland (June 14)

It is impossible to get an idea of the progress of our army (colour litho)
3098750 It is impossible to get an idea of the progress of our army (colour litho) by Orange, Maurice Henri (1868-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

We marched under arms (colour litho)
3098749 We marched under arms (colour litho) by Orange, Maurice Henri (1868-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: We marched under arms. The Grande Armee on the march in Russia)

Marshal Ney on the Retreat from Russia (colour litho)
2818470 Marshal Ney on the Retreat from Russia (colour litho) by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshal Ney on the Retreat from Russia)

Cossacks Attacking a squadron of the Guards of Honour
FIA5618125 Cossacks Attacking a squadron of the Guards of Honour by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

General Etienne-Maurice Gerard, 1816 (oil on canvas)
3597283 General Etienne-Maurice Gerard, 1816 (oil on canvas) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 197.2x136.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: David)

Cavalry engagement during Napoleons invasion of Russia, 1812 (colour litho)
3626993 Cavalry engagement during Napoleons invasion of Russia, 1812 (colour litho) by Paris, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les debris de la Grande Armee a Koenigsberg (engraving)
5233122 Les debris de la Grande Armee a Koenigsberg (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les debris de la Grande Armee a Koenigsberg)

The Congress of Vienna (hand-coloured etching)
3930720 The Congress of Vienna (hand-coloured etching) by Campe, August Friedrich Andreas (1777-1846); State Borodino War and History Museum

Napoleon watching the remains of his Grand Armee rossing the River Berezina on the retreat from Moscow
3100867 Napoleon watching the remains of his Grand Armee rossing the River Berezina on the retreat from Moscow, 1812 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Napoleon at the retreat from Moscow (colour litho)
STC335891 Napoleon at the retreat from Moscow (colour litho) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

News from the Front (oil on panel)
5984016 News from the Front (oil on panel) by Hillingford, Robert Alexander (1825-1904); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Last Cannon Shot (colour litho)
6031082 The Last Cannon Shot (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Cannon Shot)

A bivouac in a quagmire (colour litho)
3098743 A bivouac in a quagmire (colour litho) by Orange, Maurice Henri (1868-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bivouac in a quagmire)

The Battle of Wagram 1809, 1938. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Wagram 1809, 1938. Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians at Wagram, forcing them to sue for peace four days later and bringing an end to the War of the Fifth Coalition

Napoleon The Little in a Rage with His Great French Eagle!!, September 20, 1808

1807, Friedland, ca. 1861-75. Creator: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
1807, Friedland, ca. 1861-75

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"Grande Armee: Triumphs, Defeats, and the Legacy of Napoleon's Military Might" The Grande Armee, under the command of General Count Alexander Ostermann-Tolstoy, fought valiantly at the Battle of Kulm on 29 August 1813. This historic clash marked a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars as it showcased both the resilience and vulnerability of this formidable force. One cannot discuss the Grande Armee without mentioning its infamous retreat from Russia in 1812. Depicted vividly in an oil painting from 1826, this catastrophic event left an indelible mark on European history. The image captures the desolation and despair that engulfed Napoleon's troops as they faced harsh winter conditions and relentless attacks from Russian forces. Another striking portrayal shows Napoleons Grande Armee retreating from Russia in a color lithograph dated back to 1812. The chaotic scene depicted serves as a stark reminder of the immense challenges faced by these soldiers during their arduous journey home. However, not all moments associated with the they were marred by defeat or retreat. "Le Retour de L Ile d Elbe, " a furnishing fabric design inspired by Napoleon's return from exile in Elba to Nantes, symbolizes hope and resurgence amidst adversity. The Battle of Katzbach on 26 August 1813 stands out as one of many fierce encounters where bravery clashed with strategic brilliance. Adam von Bartsch's depiction immortalizes this intense engagement between French forces led by Napoleon and Prussian troops determined to defend their homeland. Similarly captured is another significant battle near Ostrovno on July 26th, 1812. In an artwork dating back to 1855, we witness firsthand how soldiers fought relentlessly for their cause despite overwhelming odds against them. Notable individuals also played crucial roles within this military powerhouse.