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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 ...
The Grande Armée crossing the Niemen by Waterloo Clark Napoleon's Hill or Jiesia mound from the other bank of the Niemen river Anonymous, the Grande Armée crossing the river Napoleon's army crossing the Niemen river, starting on 24 June [O.S. 12 June (Julian Calendar)] 1812 [1] French Army crossing Nieman River 1812 by Auguste Raffet Italian corps of Eugène de Beauharnais crossing the ...
This is a list of sieges, land and naval battles of the French invasion of Russia (24 June – 14 December 1812). French invasion of Russia. 500km
It marked the summit of the French invasion of Russia. During the occupation, which lasted 36 days, the city was devastated by fire and looted by both Russian peasants and the French. [3] Napoleon's invasion of Russia began on the 24th of June in 1812, and he had made considerable progress by autumn.
Napoleon was retreating from his failed invasion of Russia in 1812. With the Russian armies following up victory, the Sixth Coalition was formed with Russia, Austria, Prussia, Portugal, Great Britain, Sweden, Spain and other nations hostile to the French Empire.
The Battle of Smolensk was the first major battle of the French invasion of Russia.It took place on 16–18 August 1812 and involved about 45,000 men of the Grande Armée under Emperor Napoleon I against about 30,000 Russian troops under General Barclay de Tolly.
The battle of Vitebsk, sometimes spelled Witepsk, was a military engagement that took place on 26 and 27 July 1812 during the French invasion of Russia.The battle put a French force, under the command of Emperor Napoleon I, in combat with Russian rearguard forces under General Petr Konovnitsyn (on 26 July) and Peter von der Pahlen (on 27 July) and ended with the Russian forces making a ...
Pages in category "Battles of the French invasion of Russia" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .