MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Scorched Earth Policy
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Blockades
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Continental System
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Advance and Retreat The Russian army refused to engage with Napoleon’s Grande Armée of more than 500, 000 European troops. They simply retreated into the Russian interior. The Grande Armée did not have the supplies or the distribution networks required for such a long march.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1812, Emperor Alexander I was able to render Napoleon’s invasion of Russia useless by using a scorched-earth retreat policy, similar to that of Portugal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleonic tactics are characterized by intense drilling of the soldiers; speedy battlefield movement; combined arms assaults between infantry, cavalry, and artillery; and a relatively small numbers of cannon, short-range musket fire, and bayonet charges.