FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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endless negotiation
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guns and cannons
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frontal attack
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scorched-earth policy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander knew this, however, and adopted a clever strategy: instead of facing Napoleon’s forces head on, the Russians simply kept retreating every time Napoleon’s forces tried to attack. Enraged, Napoleon would follow the retreating Russians again and again, marching his army deeper into Russia.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-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.