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An 1817 map. Areas of Moscow destroyed by the fire are in red. Faber du Faur Moskau 1812. During the French occupation of Moscow, a fire persisted from 14 to 18 September 1812 and all but destroyed the city.
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 ...
7 wrz 2021 · By the spring of 1812 war between Napoleonic France and the Russian Empire seemed inevitable, persuading the Russians to end their six-year-long war with the Ottoman Empire on relatively lenient terms. On 28 May 1812 Russian and Ottoman representatives signed a treaty in Manuc’s Inn, Bucharest.
10 sie 2021 · French occupation of Moscow. Napoleon pushed deep into Russia in the hope of drawing the Russians into a decisive battle, but it was not until the French army approached Moscow itself in early September 1812 that his opponents felt forced to make a stand at Borodino, on the road to the city.
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.
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.
21 wrz 2021 · Historical Map of Europe & the Mediterranean (16 March 1812 - Build-up to the Russian Campaign: By 1812 Franco-Russian relations had deteriorated, largely because of disagreements over the restoration of Poland, the Continental System against Britain, and the French occupation of Oldenburg.
