THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
NAPOLEONIC WARS
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Britain
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Russia
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Austria
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign, the Second Polish War, the Army of Twenty nations, and the Patriotic War of 1812 was launched by Napoleon to force the Russian Empire back into the continental blockade of the United Kingdom.
Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon made three costly mistakes that led to his downfall. The first mistake was The Continental system. The second mistake was The Peninsular War. The third mistake was The Invasion of Russia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Several critical factors, most significantly the insufficient access to resources, unfamiliar, freezing terrain, and the strategic efforts of the French military leaders, influenced the defeat of Napoleon by the Russians in 1812.
Detailed explanation-4: -French invasion of Russia, invasion of Russia by Napoleon I’s Grande Armée from October to December in 1812. The French army was forced to retreat after Russian forces refused to engage in battle with them, which resulted in the deaths of more than 400, 000 French soldiers, the vast majority from cold and starvation.