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During the French occupation of Moscow, a fire persisted from 14 to 18 September 1812 and all but destroyed the city.
14 wrz 2012 · Moscow's last Great Fire was 200 years ago, on September 14, 1812, in the wake of the Russian army's abandonment of Moscow. Debate continues to rage if the fire was accidental or set intentionally by retreating troops.
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.
Dive into the flames of history with our latest documentary exploring the dramatic and catastrophic Fire of Moscow in 1812.
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
Fire of Moscow in 15-18 September, 1812, after Napoleon takes the city. Alexey Smirnov. "Fires are breaking out in the city all the time and it is now clear that their causes are not...
7 lip 2003 · Some British and Irish-born Muscovites waited out Napoleon’s invasion of 1812, surviving both the French army and the five-day inferno. One of the key episodes of the Great Patriotic War of 1812 is the capture by the French of Moscow and the destruction of the city by fire.
