Patrick Rambaud

Frédéric Richaud

It's May 1809. Napolean's great army is getting ready to cross the Danube on the immense floating bridge that they constructed overnight on the orders of the France's most famous military genius. On the other side of the river, Archduke Charles and his Austrian army are waiting for them, determined to get their revenge for the humiliating defeat they suffered at Austerlitz. And so the horror begins...

Based on the novel by Patrick Rambaud

The Battle - Volume 1

A novel about the obsessions of the two great rulers at the palace of Versailles describes how Louis XIV celebrates his armies' victory over Holland while the head gardener, Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie, the King's gardener, works to the rhythms of the seasons to make the gardens beautiful.

A Novel

Gardener to the King

intégrale

Bérézina

When they destroyed the bridge of Lobau island, the Austrian army put an end to Napoleon's offensive. After two days of absolute carnage, all that's left is for Massena to organize the withdrawal. Three weeks later, the fighting will start again, this time at Wagram. But that's another story...

Frédéric Richaud

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