MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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The army’s disloyalty to Napoleon
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Napoleon’s inability to take Moscow
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The number of Russian soldiers
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The cold Russian winter
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon failed to conquer Russia in 1812 for several reasons: faulty logistics, poor discipline, disease, and not the least, the weather. Napoleon’s method of warfare was based on rapid concentration of his forces at a key place to destroy his enemy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The desperate Russians, however, adopted a “scorched-earth” policy: whenever they retreated, they burned the places they left behind. Napoleon’s army had trouble finding supplies, and it grew progressively weaker the farther it marched.
Detailed explanation-3: -French invasion of 1812 Napoleon’s army was ultimately reduced to 100, 000. His army suffered further, even more disastrous losses on the retreat from Moscow, which started in October. Multiple sources concur that winter and its aftermath was only a contributing factor to Napoleon’s defeat and retreat.