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The great vastness of Russia. The retreating of the Russians instead of fighting a full battle, and the burning and destroying of everything the French could use, especially food, all played their part. As the French advanced there was little food the troops could scavenge, so they began to starve. The final straw was the Russian winter. Most French troops were poorly equipped to withstand the bitter cold. Napoleon thought that invading Russia would be quick and easy! As the French was forced to retreat, with many dying on the slow march home, the Russian forces and Cossacks began picking off stragglers and attacking the column in hit and runs.
Incidently, Adolf Hitler and Nazis Germany made the same mistake in World War II. They thought it would be a quick and easy victory; and the German army (or what remained of it) were also forced to retreat out of Russia.
Hitler would have been wise to study Napoleon's retreat, but he made the same mistake as Napoleon!
What else can I help you with?
What happend when Napoleon sent an army to invade Portugal and began the Penisular War?
His troops got tied down in Spain fighting a guerrilla war.
What were 3 of Napoleon's biggest mistakes?
Napoleon Bonaparte's mistake: - Invasion of Russia in 1812 : Napoleon's army were not used to the climate in Russia, so it caused many men's death. Napoleon Bonaparte's mistake: - Invasion of Russia in 1812 : Napoleon's army were not used to the climate in Russia, so it caused many men's death.
When did Napoleon Bonaparte join the French army?
At the age of sixteen.
How did Napoleon leave Elba?
By ship, with his trained army from Elba.
What was true of Peter the Great's reforms in Russia?
Peter the Great's reforms in Russia helped to strengthen the army.
When was Napoleon's army defeated in Russia?
in 1813, napoleon was defeated in the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig.IMPROVEMENTNapoleon's army was defeated in Russia in the year 1812.
What was Napoleon's Grande Army?
It was the Army used to invade Russia.
Why did Napoleon's army invade Russia?
Mainly because Napoleon ordered them to.
Napoleon's army was weakened by a retreat from?
Russia.
What was the nickname of Napoleon's army that invaded Russia?
Napoleon's army that invaded Russia was known as Grande Armée. This invasion was the beginning of Napoleon's demise.
Did French conquer Russia?
Army of Napoleon stopped its invasion in Russian Empire with the heavy losses for Napoleon's Army.
In June 1812 invaded Russia with his grand army?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Where most of Napoleon's army died?
During the Campaign of Russia of 1812.
What has the author Albrecht Adam written?
Albrecht Adam has written: 'Napoleon's army in Russia'
What was the 1812 overture written about?
The 1812 overture was written in 1880, in Russia, to commemorate the Battle of Borodino.
What nations remained allied against napoleon in 1812?
On June 22,1812, when Napoleon invaded Russia, Great Britain, Russia, Sweden and the army of Spanish guerrilla, remained allied against him.
Did Russia ever invade France?
No,Russia never invaded,but France has once invaded Russia...that's for sure! Actually, Russia did invade France, but not as the aggressor country, the way Napoleon did to Russia. In 1814, after Napoleon invaded Russia then retreated back to France, Tsar Alexander I and the Russian Army (along with the Prussian and Austro-Hungarian armies) followed the retreating Napoleon all the way back to France. The Russian army entered France and defeated Napoleon at last. On March 31, 1814, Tsar Alexander I rode into Paris.
