FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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scorched-earth policy
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Continental System
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Waterloo Strategy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Russia’s scorched earth policy was a military strategy in which the Russians would destroy their own land and resources while retreating, making them unavailable to enemy armies. By destroying their own agriculture, industry and infrastructure, they ensured that enemy forces would not be able to make use of them.