Real Time History

Season 2022, Episode 24

Episode Title: Napoleon's Downfall: Prussia's Betrayal in Spring 1813

Air Date: 2022-12-16

Overview:

After Napoleon's defeat in Russia in 1812, the situation on the European continent is rapidly shifting. Prussia and Austria are leaving their unhappy alliance with the French. Prussian general Yorck even pledges his support to the Russian Army which is on the move towards Berlin. In Lützen and Bautzen Napoleon still manages to beat the new coalition, but his losses from Russia put him on the backfoot.