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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.
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.
Pożar Moskwy (ros. Московский пожар) – pożar, który trwał od 2 do 6 września (14–18 września) [1] 1812 podczas okupacji Moskwy przez wojska francuskie. Armia Imperium Rosyjskiego opuściła miasto po bitwie pod Borodino.
The Fire of Moscow in September 1812. Christian Johann Oldendorp. Follow Russia Beyond on Twitter. The Russians believed that Napoleon's troops destroyed the city. However, the French...
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 ...
9 lut 2010 · Suddenly a fire broke out within the Kremlin, apparently set by a Russian military policeman who was immediately executed. With the firestorm spreading, Napoleon and his entourage were forced to...
14 wrz 2023 · It’s September 18th, 1812, inside the scorched ruins of Moscow, where the last flames of the raging blaze are finally subsiding. As Napoleon leads an entourage of fatigued French officials into Moscow for the second time in less than a week, the city isn’t just empty, it’s also devastated.
