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check: Napoleon's Moscow Campaign: 1812.
Why did Napoleon set about the conquest of Russia? (Make sure you examine
this from a number of different angles)
1811 - Why was Austria allied with Napoleon?
Why was this an uneasy/insecure alliance?
Who else supported Napoleon at this point?
Why did Napoleon expect Sweden’s support?
Why didn’t Napoleon get that support? (Who did Sweden ally with
and why?)
Why is the army that Napoleon directed against Russia sometimes called
‘the army of armies’?
What corner did Napoleon cut in supplying his troops and with what disastrous
effect later on?
What difficulties did Napoleon experience in his Russian campaign prior
to the battle of Smolensk?
What were the flaws in Napoleon’s tactics at Borodino (1812).
Of the 450,000 who had crossed the Niemen to conquer Russia in June,
only 20,000 frostbitten and famished scarecrows tottered back over it
in December.
Why were so many Frenchmen lost during the crossing of the Beresina
river?
Why was Napoleon’s Russian campaign a failure?
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