Colonel É.-F.-R. Pouchelon report about battle at Moscow River on 5–7th September 1812

Abstract

In the article which comes before our publication of the report (from Service Historique de la Défense – S.H.D.) of the colonel of the 33rd regiment of line infantry Baron of the Empire and officer of the Legion of Honour Pouchelon we give analysis of the conditions in which this source was created. This document is dedicated to the events of 5–7 of September 1812 and its full text is published completely for the first time. We discover the importance to use in our research written sources. Also we make source analysis of this text.

Keywords

• sources
• russian campaign of 1812
• patriotic war of 1812
• battle of borodino
• battle at moscow river
• grande armée
• french army (1804–1815)
• colonel étienne-françois-raymond pouchelon
• 33e régiment d’infanterie de ligne