Quotes About 1805

In the summer of 1866, as Leo Tolstoy prepared for his serialized novel 'War and Peace' to be published as a single volume, he wrote to illustrator Mikhail Bashilov, hoping to commission drawings for the new edition of the novel, which he referred to by its original title,1805.

Napoleon decided to wait. Spring 1805 was the time.

Napoleon dictated the letter on 2 January 1805.

The letter reached London late on the night of 7 January 1805, the same day as news of Spain's formal declaration of war.