Fire of Moscow (1812)
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During the French occupation of Moscow, a fire persisted from 14 to 18 September 1812 and all but destroyed the city. The Russian troops and most of the remaining civilians had abandoned the city on 1
Fire of Moscow by Alexander Smirnov, 1813
Faber du Faur Moskau 1812
Napoleon watching the fire of Moscow from the walls of the Kremlin
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Battle of Borodino
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The Battle of Borodino or the Battle of the Moskva took place on the outskirts of Moscow near the village of Borodino on 7 September 1812, during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée fought
Fire of Moscow (1812)
…most of the remaining civilians had abandoned the city on 14 September 1812 just ahead of French Emperor Napoleon's troops entering the city after the Battle of Borodino. The Moscow military governor, Count Fyodor Rostopchin, has often been considered responsible for organising the destruction of the former capital to…
The Battle of the Moskva Louis-François Lejeune, 1822
Napoleon I on the Borodino Heights, by Vasily Vereshchagin (1897)
Battle of Borodino by Peter von Hess, 1843. In the center it shows Bagration after being wounded.
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