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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.
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.
Napoleon's invasion of Russia began on the 24th of June in 1812, and he had made considerable progress by autumn. With French victory in the Battle of Borodino on 7 September, the way to Moscow was open. The opposing Russian army under Mikhail Kutuzov had suffered heavy losses and chose to retreat.
Is it true that in 1812 Napoleon lost 90% of his troops? And if so, how did it happen and why? Minard lays out some answers to these questions in the form of statistics and line width: tactical...
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 ...
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.
