Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow 1812

[dexter]

In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen. But after winning a costly victory at Borodino and occupying Moscow, Napoleon's invitation to Russian Emperor Alexander to make peace met with no response. Napoleon now found himself 500 miles from friendly territory, outnumbered, poorly supplied, and with winter approaching. What followed was one of the most harrowing and disastrous events in military history - the Retreat from Moscow - in which Russian attacks, freezing weather and starvation virtually wiped out the once-proud Grande Armée.

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Did Tolstoy fight in this war?

 

[vostok]

Did Tolstoy fight in this war?

No, he fought in Crimean War.

 

[H. Dawary]

I remember reading War and peace and Tolstoy's description of Napoleon's Russian campaign. It really gave insight into the psyche of the soldiers, Tolstoy really got philosophical and spoke at length about fatalism and even referencing Schopenhauer's philosophy.

Also the Russian fires were a mis-representation according to Tolstoy, he described the event as an inevitability, large numbers of soldiers coming into Moscow and starting small fires to stay warm, Tolstoy explained that the fires were something that were bound to happen, not because the Russians ignited it, but because starting so many fires and some person getting careless was something that was going to happen.

 

[YeBeWarned]

Simple, Don't invade Russia cause they will let you in , than Kill you with their Harsh winters .. Hitler didn't Learned anything from Napoleon's defeat .