In the service of the Tsar against Napoleon

In the service of the Tsar against NapoleonDenis Davidov was an officer of hussars, a Russian hero and the inspiration for the character Denisov in Tolstoy War and Peace. Davidov’s memoirs, edited and translated (with biblography) by Gregory Troubetzkoy, recount his adventures in the Napoleonic Wars and convey the Russian perspective.Davidov recounts the confrontation between the French and Russians in Prussia in 1806-7, including the battle of Eylau;the Russian invasion of Finland in 1808 and defeat of the Swedes; the French invasion of Russia in 1812; and the War of Liberation in Germany and France in 1813-14.Gregory Troubetzkoy, is an expert on Russian aspects of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of a number of articles.