2-750-881 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Napoleon's bivouac on the battlefield of Wagram during the night of 5-6 July 1809, (1921). 'Napoleon la veille de Wagram'. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), silhouetted against the campfire, is surrounded by his generals and military staff including Marmont, Davout, Oudinot, Macdonald and Masséna. In the background, Berthier writes the orders. The battle, fought at Wagram (Austria), ended in a costly but decisive victory for Napoleon's French and allied army against the Austrian army under the command of Archduke Charles of Austria-Teschen. Engraving by Guttenberg after the drawing from life by Benjamin Zix, and the painting by Roehn in the palace of Versailles, France. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]