They avoided a battle and retreated leaving only scorched earth behind them. The Russians beat Napoleon by waiting for the cold Russian winter to come. When it did, the Russians attacked a weakened and starving army with their horsemen.
Spain tied down a large number of troops to fight a guerrilla war and Napoleon failed to overtake the Russians in their scorched earth retreat beyond Moscow.
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He hoped to get the Russian army to engage in battle early but the Russians kept retreating until Borodino and then they fell back beyond Moscow. Napoleon was welcomed to Moscow by a burning city and the Russian winter.
In Russia he had hoped to retreat by a different route in the hope of finding food and fodder. The Russians blocked all such attempts.
Russia's military strategies were much the same as that of their contemporary states Austria and Prussia. When Napoleon invaded Russia, in 1812, they used a scorched earth strategy to defeat him.
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The Russians were used to the harsh winters. Napoleon's army was not.
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Napoleon did not prepare his army for the winter in Russia. He also had: * An over extended supply line. * The scorched earth withdrawal by the Russians. * The refusal of the Russians to engage in a decisive battle. * Bad weather.
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Napoleon did not prepare his army for the winter in Russia. He also had: * An over extended supply line. * The scorched earth withdrawal by the Russians. * The refusal of the Russians to engage in a decisive battle. * Bad weather.
He didn't prepare for the winter when his army had gone to fight in Moscow.
Borodino
At Austerlitz in the present day Czech Republic.
John F. Kennedy
He was a pretty successful leader until he lost to the Russians! He would have dominated the world if the Russians didn't stop his early. Thank Russia for that