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Discover the dramatic tale of Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. From the blazing inferno in Moscow to the brutal winter retreat.
In the aftermath of the Imperial Russian Army’s retreat from the Battle of Borodino in early September, French troops under the Emperor Napoleon began to mar...
During the French occupation of Moscow, a fire persisted from 14 to 18 September 1812 and all but destroyed the city.
18 wrz 2024 · When the blaze in Moscow subsided on September 18, 1812, the French—who had traveled hundreds of miles into Russia—were left without vital resources as a brutal winter approached.
The capture of the city was a hollow victory for the French, as the Russians—most likely on orders of governor Fyodor Rostopchin —set much of the city on fire in a scorched earth tactic (though the cause of the fire is disputed). For four days until 18 September, the city burned.
The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign (French: Campagne de Russie), the Second Polish War, and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 (Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized: Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian ...
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