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La invasión napoleónica de Rusia (Campagne de Russie en francés, Отечественная война 1812 года en ruso), también llamada invasión al Imperio ruso, liderada por Napoleón en 1812, fue un punto de inflexión en el transcurso de las guerras napoleónicas.
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 ...
The Battle of Somosierra took place on 30 November 1808, during the Peninsular War, when a combined Franco - Spanish - Polish force under the direct command of Napoleon Bonaparte forced a passage through a Spanish Division stationed at the Sierra de Guadarrama, which shielded Madrid from direct French attack.
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.
The invasion was an unmitigated disaster for Napoleon; scorched earth tactics, desertion, French strategic failures and the onset of the Russian winter compelled Napoleon to retreat with massive losses.
On June 24, 1812, the Grande Armée, led by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, crossed the Neman River, invading Russia from present-day Poland. The result was a disaster for the French. The Russian army refused to engage with Napoleon’s Grande Armée of more than 500,000 European troops.
22 cze 2012 · Why Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia Was the Beginning of the End. The French emperor—intent on conquering Europe—sent 600,000 troops into Russia. Six disastrous months later, only an estimated...
