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NAPOLEON’S INVASION OF RUSSIA
“Never Get Involved in a Land War in Asia!”
AKA
The Patriotic War Not to be confused with the Great
Patriotic War
AKA
The First Fatherland War Not be confused with the Second
Fatherland War
AKA
The War of 1812 Not to be confused with War of 1812
between England and America
Reasons
Continental system imposed on Napoleon’s empire and allies
This hurt Russia’s economy Czar Alexander tacitly allowed Russians
to break the trade embargo with England His actions irritated Napoleon
Grande Armée
Largest army assembled in Europe up that point
Around 600,000 men crossed Neman river headed towards Moscow
Of these, 300,000 were French
Russian Imperial Army
Vastly outnumbered Army facing Napoleon immediately
comprised of 175,000 men Total army, including reserves, numbered
488,000 Russia’s only ally, Sweden, did not send
troops to its aid
Russian Tactics
Generals knew they could not defeat French in battle
Strategic retreats burning crops as they went along
Moscow
Czar Alexander insisted on a battle for Moscow
After bloody battle, Kutuzov gave up Moscow to the invaders
Napoleon had captured the enemy’s capital
He waited for five weeks for Alexander to negotiate
Alexander refused so Napoleon decided to withdraw his hungry, ragged, troops
Effects
Contributed to Napoleon’s downfall Russian foreign policy after this was
focused on preventing another invasion Russia became more isolated and fearful
of the outside world Russian people were more patriotic than
before Mother Russia
Crime and Punishment
Focus on Russian people All the main characters are Russian
Svidrigailov ‘s dislike of being abroad “Marfa Petrovna herself invited me to go
abroad, seeing I was bored, but I’ve been abroad before, and always felt sick there… it’s better at home” (284)
Attachment to ‘Mother Russia’
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