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The most bloodless occupation of Moscow was undertaken by Polish-Lithuanian troops in the 17th century. The Mongols, on the other hand, ravaged and burned the city to the ground.
The sight of the fire deeply disturbed Napoleon who was horrified and intimidated at the Russian resolution to destroy their most sacred and beloved city before surrendering it. According to him most churches, monasteries and palaces survived as they were made out of stone.
Why did Napoleon attack Moscow instead of St. Petersburg? It made no sense, however, for the French Emperor to set fire to a city in which his numerous troops were billeted.
For two years, Moscow was controlled by the Polish invaders, until in 1612, the Russian people’s home guard, led by Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, liberated Moscow from the Polish ...
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 ...
Before Moscow waiting for the Boyars' Deputation, by Vasily Vereshchagin The entry of the French into Moscow. French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte's Grande Armée occupied Moscow from 14 September to 19 October 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars.It marked the summit of the French invasion of Russia.During the occupation, which lasted 36 days, the city was devastated by fire and looted by both ...
14 września 1812 r. do opustoszałej Moskwy wkroczyła armia Napoleona Bonapartego. Zajęcie miasta nie przyniosło mu jednak korzyści strategicznych. Po miesiącu, m.in. wskutek bierności wroga, zarządził odwrót, co było równoznaczne z klęską całej kampanii rosyjskiej.
