Scorched earth and retreating to stretch his supply lines.
scorch earth policy
Russia.
Russia's army would prepare to defeat Germany
Russia's army would prepare to defeat Germany. <-------NovaNET answer!!
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Army that he marched into Russia was destroyed and had less than 10% effectives when it returned to France.
Winter came and Napoleon's army was not prepared for it.
Germany was able to defeat Russia on the eastern front because it had knowledge of the Russian army. With this knowledge they were able to know what the Russians were doing and plan accordingly.
The Russians were used to the harsh winters. Napoleon's army was not.
No. And the reverse is also true- Russian Army could not destroy the US in a year.
Napoleon's Grand Army suffered huge numbers of casualties in the invasion of Russia. The number of soldiers killed ranges as high as 270,000. Captures were almost 200,000. And, the Grand Army lost 200,000 horses and 1,000 guns.
Simply by waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter.