Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia in 1812

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:French_invasion_of_Russia
gptkb:Patriotic_War_of_1812
gptkbp:casualties Russian Army: over 200,000 dead, wounded, or missing
Grande Armée: over 400,000 dead, wounded, or missing
gptkbp:cause Napoleon's desire to force Russia to comply with the Continental System
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkb:Tsar_Alexander_I
gptkbp:effect gptkb:Collapse_of_the_Grande_Armée
gptkb:Rise_of_the_Sixth_Coalition_against_Napoleon
Massive loss of life
Severe weakening of the French Empire
gptkbp:endDate 1812-12-14
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Led to Napoleon's first abdication in 1814
Turning point in the Napoleonic Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia in 1812
gptkbp:location gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino
gptkb:Battle_of_Maloyaroslavets
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Burning_of_Moscow
gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Berezina_River
French retreat from Moscow
gptkbp:numberOfTroops Grande Armée: over 600,000
Russian Army: about 400,000
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:result Decisive Russian victory
gptkbp:startDate 1812-06-24
gptkbp:strategy Guerrilla warfare by Russian partisans
Scorched earth policy by Russians
gptkbp:weather Harsh Russian winter contributed to French losses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tchaikovsky_1812_Overture
gptkb:Tchaikovsky's_1812_Overture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6