It was destroyed by a fire.
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Czar Alexander
Moscow - the Battle of Borodino, in 1812.
In mid October 1812.
One was the defeat of Napoleon at Moscow.
Alexander I
1812 during the Napoleon invasion.
moscow
The war of 1812 was a major turning point in the career of Napoleon. He attacked Moscow with a force of over half a million men, less than one in ten made it back to France after the retreat. With his forces decimated and his reputation of invincabilty destroyed Napoleon's position was greatly undermined.
The war of 1812 was a major turning point in the career of Napoleon. He attacked Moscow with a force of over half a million men, less than one in ten made it back to France after the retreat. With his forces decimated and his reputation of invincabilty destroyed Napoleon's position was greatly undermined.
The capital building was burned and destroyed in or before the war of 1812.
Alas, there were plenty of wars going on in 1812 - the Napoleonic wars were active with the retreat from Moscow about to take place (Napoleon reached Moscow in September 1812.However, the USA also declared war on Britain in 1812 - Britain was already at war with France. The USA also invaded Canada in 1812.