French occupation of Moscow
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French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's Grande Armée occupied Moscow from 14 September to 19 October 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. It marked the summit of the French invasion of Russia. During the occu
Napoleon in burning Moscow by Albrecht Adam, 1841
Before Moscow waiting for the Boyars' Deputation, by Vasily Vereshchagin
The entry of the French into Moscow
Napoleon leaving the Kremlin
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
French occupation of Moscow
…October 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. It marked the summit of the French invasion of Russia. During the occupation, which lasted 36 days, the city was devastated by fire and looted by both Russian peasants and the French. Napoleon's invasion of Russia began on the 24th of June in 1812, and he had made considerable…
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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