Length11h 34m
About this audiobook
The Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne (1812 - 1813) offer a personal account of Adrien Bourgogne's experiences during Napoleon's Russian campaign. As a sergeant in the Imperial Guard, Bourgogne describes the harsh realities faced by the French soldiers, including brutal battles, extreme weather, and the struggle for survival during the retreat from Moscow.
His candid, firsthand perspective brings to life the physical and emotional challenges of the campaign, making his memoirs a vivid and human account of one of history’s most disastrous military endeavors.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length11 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 3, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Intro
14Chapter 13: Treacherous Escape
2Chapter 1: Marching Orders
15Chapter 14: Humanity
3Chapter 2: Reaching Moscow
16Chapter 15: Beresina River
4Chapter 3: Fire of Moscow
17Chapter 16: Disarray in Wilna
5Chapter 4: Destruction and Chaos
18Chapter 17: Ney's Rearguard
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6Chapter 5: Departure from Moscow
19Chapter 18: Fall into Madness
7Chapter 6: Collapse of the Grande Armée
20Chapter 19: Niemen River
8Chapter 7: Trapped and Burned
21Chapter 20: Cossacks
9Chapter 8: Hunt for Food
22Chapter 21: Exhaustion
10Chapter 9: Smolensk Horror
23Chapter 22: Undercover
11Chapter 10: After Krasnoi
24Chapter 23: Hostile Locals
12Chapter 11: Wounded Cossack
25Chapter 24: Personal Recovery
13Chapter 12: Russian Cavalry
26Chapter 25: Back to France
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