RUSSIAN IMPERIAL CAUCASIAN KINDJAL KNIFE with St. ANNE ORDER, 1812
Imperial Russian 19 Century Caucasian St. Anne Award Kindjal with Scabbard.
The double edged blade has engravings in old-style Russian/Cyrillic "TO REMEMBER 1812".
The scabbard is leather covered wood with fittings hallmarked "84".
The St. Anne award for non-Christians is on the gold plaque on the scabbard with the words "For Bravery".
The non-Christians award is much rarer than the same award for Christians, and awards kindjals are rare to begin with.
Black horn handle.
This dagger has much historical importance. In 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia all the way to Moscow, so thwarting him was a critical Russian event, which was memorialized on the blade of this dagger.
Museum item.
CONDITION: Solid, no loose parts. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions. Some parts were restored.
SIZE: 20 1/2" long with 15 3/8" blade.
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WIKIPEDIA: The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 was begun by Napoleon to force Russia back into the Continental blockade of the United Kingdom. On 24 June 1812 and the following days, the first wave of the Grande Armee crossed the border into Russia with around 400,000-450,000 soldiers, the opposing Russian field forces amounted to around 180,000-200,000 at this time. Through a series of long forced marches, Napoleon pushed his army rapidly through Western Russia in a futile attempt to destroy the retreating Russian Army of Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, winning just the Battle of Smolensk in August. Under its new Commander in Chief Mikhail Kutuzov, the Russian Army continued to retreat employing attrition warfare against Napoleon forcing the invaders to rely on a supply system that was incapable of feeding their large army in the field. On 7 September, Kutuzov with around 110,000 men fought Napoleon with around 130,000 men in the Battle of Borodino, seventy miles (110 km) west of Moscow, that resulted in a narrow French victory. The Russian Army withdrew in order to the south of Moscow near Kaluga. On 14 September, Napoleon and his army of about 100,000 men occupied Moscow, only to find it abandoned, and the city was soon ablaze. Napoleon stayed in Moscow for 5 weeks, waiting for a peace offer that never came. On 19 October, Napoleon left Moscow and marched southwest toward Kaluga trying to use unspoilt roads to retreat to Smolensk. After the inconclusive Battle of Maloyaroslavets, Napoleon decided to use the old Smolensk road instead, but this road had already been devastated by his army on the march to Moscow. Lack of food for the men and fodder for the horses, hypothermia from the bitter cold and guerilla warfare from Russian peasants and Cossacks led to great losses. Three days after the Battle of Berezina, only around 10,000 soldiers of the main army remained. On 5 December, Napoleon left the army and returned to Paris.

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