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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 ...
Shows invasion "Route of Napoleon to Moscow" (Königsberg to Moscow) and route of "Retreat from Moscow". Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
26 cze 2024 · 1812: Napoleon launches the invasion of Russia, assembling the Grande Armée, one of the largest forces ever seen in Europe. The campaign initially sees some success but ends disastrously with a devastating retreat from Moscow during the harsh winter.
22 mar 2019 · The Frenchman Charles-Joseph Minard’s figurative maps of the French army’s loss during Napoleon’s campaign against Russia in 1812-13 is one of the field’s classics. Research on data visualization. Graphs, charts and colorful maps.
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.
7 wrz 2021 · In June 1812, having amassed a Grande Armée of over 400,000 men, Napoleon crossed the Niemen river into Russia. However, the Russians refused to give the French Emperor the decisive battle he desired and instead retreated eastwards into the country’s vast interior. About this map.
During Napoleon's stay in Moscow, the following events occured on the southern and northern flank. In the north, near Riga, September 20th, Russian General Steinheil had landed from Finland with two divisions, together 12,000 strong.
