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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 ...
Napoleon's invasion of Russia, also known as the Second Polish War or, in Russia, as the Patriotic War of 1812, was a campaign undertaken by French Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) and his 615,000-man Grande Armée against the Russian Empire.
February 26: Napoleon escapes from Elba; March 20: Napoleon arrives in Paris; Beginning of the Hundred Days. June 16: Battle of Ligny; June 18: Napoleon is defeated in the Battle of Waterloo; June 28: Second restoration of Louis XVIII; October 16: Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena; November 20: Treaty of Paris (1815) 1821. May 5: Napoleon dies
Timeline of events in the life of Napoleon I, emperor of France (1804–1814/15) and one of the most celebrated figures in history. He revolutionized military organization and training. He also sponsored the Napoleonic Code, the prototype of later civil-law codes.
Napoleon, whose march from Vilnius to Vitsyebsk had failed to separate the two Russian armies, now turned southeastward, crossing the Dnieper in the night of August 13–14, 1812. On August 14 an engagement at Krasnoe (Krasny) left Barclay in no doubt of his intentions.
13 paź 2024 · The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and in France as the Russian campaign, began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian Army.
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.
