Napoleon in Russia

Was Napoleons invasion of Russia really so foolish?
How could he have been more successful?
Just a guess not a statement so don't take it too seriously.

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• russia
• moscow
• napoleon
• bonaparte
• invasion
• edward
• gillin
• retreat
• war
• battle
• defeat
• borodino
• smolensk
• muret
• marshal
• mars

[esamhk]

Napoleon might have actuaaly succeded in invading Russia and make Russia French too if he had not been so greedy , careless and a fool

[napoleonbonarparte]

he had a better chance than most who have invaded it

[de1337ing]

@kiernan78 uhhh strategic withdrawal by the russians... . Napolean and hitler and the teutons and the turks and the swedes all learned the hard way: russians fight using space. 90% of napoleons army was destroyed by russians. they outnuymbered us 3:1. you butthurt cause america always loses wars?

[Strategos300]

Well..youre three reasons are very interesting..but for me...it wouldnt work. You see, Napoleon thought that if he captured Moscow, the Russians would be defeated and bow to him. (like in Vienna, Berlin, Madrid, Cairo). But it didnt work. The Russians burned Moscow to show that they didn't care if he got the capital, that they would fight anyway. And the Russian winter would be disasterous no matter how many men you got.

[giorev33661]

I READ THIS IN A BOOK Napoleon after Borodino captured Moscow BUT after that the russians killed most of his army France will never be stronger than Russia NEVER the Russian is the most powerfull army in the world

[gipcambero]

Russia 3 best generals: December, January, February

[wererjydjkljbhgoljl]

and his whole army was wiped out , but above all, he lost his unbeatable halo and genius that won't repurchase anymore.although i'm agree with you on the point 3,using such a huge army,he lost the dowries of mobility and rapidity in the moves for which his army and him hgot famous and feared in all europe.nevertheless I don't hold him as one of the greatest military heads , because he was always helped by big generals,and by extraordinaries soldiers,very disciplined and professionals

[wererjydjkljbhgoljl]

the failure 's reasons is another one .napoleon would not have started the campaign to the end of June, on the contrary in April,so he would have been able to conquer the russia and to quickly retire without running into dangerous Russian winter.Then he wouldn't have barged into moscow for 34 days ,waiting for an unapproachable ceasfire .that provoked a further delay, to that point he could not do anything else than to retire

[napoleonbonarparte]

not just what was happening in france though, i think he was worried about becoming totally stranded in the city.

[mhitarjana]

nobody would ever or will invade Russia or make it France or Germany.

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