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Napoleon's invasion of Russia
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Napoleon's_invasion_of_Russia
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Russian_Campaign
gptkb:French_invasion_of_Russia
gptkbp:belligerent
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:French_Empire
gptkbp:casualties
Massive French losses
Significant Russian losses
gptkbp:cause
Breakdown of Franco-Russian alliance
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkb:Alexander_I_of_Russia
gptkbp:effect
Severe weakening of French army
Turning point in Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:endDate
14 December 1812
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Sixth_Coalition
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
Marked the beginning of Napoleon's downfall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Napoleon's invasion of Russia
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Capture_of_Moscow
gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino
French retreat from Moscow
gptkbp:numberOfTroops
Russian forces: about 400,000
French Grande Armée: over 600,000
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Treaty_of_Tilsit
gptkbp:relatedWork
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
gptkbp:result
Decisive Russian victory
gptkbp:startDate
24 June 1812
gptkbp:strategy
Scorched earth policy by Russians
gptkbp:survived
Fewer than 100,000 French returned
gptkbp:weather
Harsh Russian winter contributed to French losses
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Novodevichy_Convent
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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