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Battles involving the Russian Empire

  • Battle of MaloyaroslavetsOn the 19th of October 1812 Napoleon left Moscow and marched southwest toward Kaluga. Eugène de Beauharnais led the advance guard of this massive force.
  • Battle of Vitebsk (1812)Emperor Napoleon I launched a part of his forces in an enveloping action towards Vitebsk during mid-July 1812. He sought to force the Russian army to commit…
  • Battle of Smolensk (1812)On the 27th of July, General Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly slipped his First Western Army away from Vitebsk. He avoided a general engagement with Emperor…
  • Battle of BorodinoOn the 24th of June 1812, Napoleon crossed the Niemen river with his Grande Armée to begin the invasion of Russia. The French force started with 286,000…