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Napoleon and his army entered Moscow on 14 September. To Napoleon's surprise, Kutuzov had abandoned the city, and it fell without a fight. Hundreds of thousands of civilians fled along with the retreating Russian army, leaving the city nearly empty.
Napoleon invaded with the intention of ending the war in a short campaign centred on a decisive battle in western Russia. As the Russians withdrew, Napoleon's supply lines grew and his strength was in decline from week to week.
Michail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813) is sitting on the far left, with his generals (Council of War) deciding to save the army from another battle and surrender Moscow to Napoleon. Monument to Kutuzov in front of the Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg.
French invasion of Russia, (June 24–December 5, 1812), invasion of the Russian Empire by Napoleon I’s Grande Armée. The Russians adopted a Fabian strategy, executing a prolonged withdrawal that largely denied Napoleon a conclusive battle. Although the French ultimately captured Moscow, they could.
4 lis 2024 · Technically, the battle ended in a French victory, as the Russians retreated (in good order) and allowed the French to occupy the city of Moscow. However, the battle was extremely costly and far from the decisive blow that Napoleon needed.
26 lis 2023 · Napoleon gathered an army of 600,000 men to invade Russia and work their way toward Moscow. Napoleon's army was the largest that Europe had ever seen. Of the 600,000 men, only half of them...
24 sie 2023 · Napoleon invaded Russia on 24 June 1812 but suffered heavy losses as the Russians engaged in a war of attrition. Napoleon won the Battle of Borodino and captured Moscow but was forced to retreat through the deadly Russian winter.
