Napoleonic invasion of Russia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Napoleonic_invasion_of_Russia

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Statements (53)

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	high French casualties high Russian casualties
gptkbp:cause	Napoleon's desire to compel Russia to remain in the Continental System
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte gptkb:Alexander_I_of_Russia
gptkbp:effect	rise of anti-Napoleonic coalitions severe weakening of the French Grande Armée
gptkbp:endDate	14 December 1812
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:War_of_the_Sixth_Coalition
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Napoleonic invasion of Russia
gptkbp:legacy	subject of many historical studies inspired literary works such as Tolstoy's War and Peace
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Krasnoi gptkb:Capture_of_Moscow gptkb:Battle_of_Chashniki gptkb:Battle_of_Klyastitsy gptkb:Battle_of_Polotsk gptkb:Battle_of_Saltanovka gptkb:Battle_of_Tarutino gptkb:Battle_of_Vitebsk gptkb:Battle_of_Vyazma gptkb:Battle_of_the_Berezina gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino gptkb:Battle_of_Maloyaroslavets gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk French retreat from Moscow
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Marshal_Ney gptkb:Mikhail_Kutuzov gptkb:Marshal_Murat gptkb:Barclay_de_Tolly
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Moscow gptkb:Vilnius gptkb:Borodino gptkb:Smolensk gptkb:Berezina_River
gptkbp:numberOfTroops	Grande Armée: over 600,000 Russian forces: about 400,000
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:French_invasion_of_Spain
gptkbp:result	Russian victory
gptkbp:significance	turning point in Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:startDate	24 June 1812
gptkbp:strategy	scorched earth policy by Russians
gptkbp:weather	harsh Russian winter
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4