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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.
Pożar Moskwy (ros. Московский пожар) – pożar, który trwał od 2 do 6 września (14–18 września) [1] 1812 podczas okupacji Moskwy przez wojska francuskie. Armia Imperium Rosyjskiego opuściła miasto po bitwie pod Borodino.
The capture of the city was a hollow victory for the French, as the Russians—most likely on orders of governor Fyodor Rostopchin —set much of the city on fire in a scorched earth tactic (though the cause of the fire is disputed). For four days until 18 September, the city burned.
Moscow suffered more than any other city of the Russian Empire in the course of the Patriotic War of 1812. Two decades were needed for the city to be fully restored.
The most bloodless occupation of Moscow was undertaken by Polish-Lithuanian troops in the 17th century. The Mongols, on the other hand, ravaged and burned the city to the ground.
10 sie 2021 · Following the Battle of Borodino, the Russians abandoned Moscow, which fell to the French on 14 September 1812. That night fire broke out in the city and raged on for six days, ultimately destroying three-quarters of Moscow but sparing most of the stored food supplies.
Napoleon watching the fire of Moscow in September 1812. On 10 September the main quarter of the Russian army was situated at Bolshiye Vyazyomy. [153] Kutuzov settled in a Vyazyomy Manor on the high road to Moscow. The owner was Dmitry Golitsyn, who entered military service again.
