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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 ...
Inwazja na Rosję (1812) lub wojna 1812 roku – wojna I Cesarstwa Francuskiego i jego sojuszników z Imperium Rosyjskim trwająca od 24 czerwca do 25 grudnia 1812 roku. Celem inwazji Napoleona na Rosję było utrzymanie blokady kontynentalnej Wielkiej Brytanii , lecz wojna znacznie przyczyniła się do losu wojen napoleońskich i przyszłej ...
Among the casualties, 100,000 are thought to have been killed in action, 200,000 to have died from other causes, 50,000 to have been left sick in hospitals, 50,000 to have deserted, and 100,000 to have been taken as prisoners of war.
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.
11 gru 2012 · Fifteen thousand reinforcements joined Napoleon in Moscow, but of those, 10,000 died of disease. With the Russian winter rapidly approaching, Napoleon had no choice but to retreat back to...
30 cze 2017 · In five days of fighting Napoléon lost some 10,000 men killed or wounded and more than 200 artillery pieces. And there were rivers to cross—first the Dnieper, then the Berezina, the last river between Napoléon and Vilna.
The occupation of Moscow, initially seen as the campaign's ultimate objective, now appeared to be a hollow victory, a dead-end that offered no path to a meaningful resolution of the conflict. Finally, on October 19, 1812, Napoleon made the fateful decision to retreat from Moscow.
