Burning of Moscow

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The Burning of Moscow was a pivotal 1812 event during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, when much of the city was destroyed by fire shortly after French forces occupied it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fire ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military history event ⓘ
after Battle of Borodino ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fire of Moscow (1812) ⓘ
linked to: Burning of Moscow
chronology occurred shortly after French troops entered Moscow ⓘ
took place during Napoleon’s stay in Moscow ⓘ
combatant French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Russian Empire ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
describedBySource Leo Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace ⓘ
linked to: War and Peace

numerous 19th‑century eyewitness accounts ⓘ
effect destruction of large parts of Moscow ⓘ
loss of shelter and supplies for the Grande Armée ⓘ
major civilian displacement ⓘ
significant material losses for Moscow inhabitants ⓘ
weakening of Napoleon’s strategic position in Russia ⓘ
followedBy French retreat from Moscow ⓘ
disastrous French retreat from Russia ⓘ
hasCause French occupation of Moscow ⓘ
Russian scorched earth strategy ⓘ
retreat of Russian forces from Moscow ⓘ
hasEffectOn course of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
decline of Napoleon’s military power ⓘ
hasPart destruction of Moscow by fire ⓘ
evacuation of Moscow ⓘ
occupation of Moscow by French forces ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered a pivotal moment in the 1812 campaign ⓘ
symbol of Russian resistance to invasion ⓘ
location Moscow ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
notableFeature uncertain responsibility for starting the fires ⓘ
use of scorched earth tactics by Russians ⓘ
widespread urban conflagration ⓘ
participant Grande Armée ⓘ
Russian Imperial Army ⓘ
partOf French invasion of Russia ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
pointInTime 14 September 1812 ⓘ
1812 ⓘ
September 1812 ⓘ
result French occupation of a largely destroyed city ⓘ
inability of French forces to winter in Moscow effectively ⓘ
strategic advantage for Russia ⓘ
turning point in the French invasion of Russia ⓘ
significantPerson Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte

Tsar Alexander I of Russia ⓘ

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War and Peace → featuresHistoricalEvent → Burning of Moscow ⓘ
Battle of Borodino → followedBy → French occupation of Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Burning of Moscow
Patriotic War of 1812 → notableEvent → French occupation of Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Burning of Moscow
Burning of Moscow → alsoKnownAs → Fire of Moscow (1812) ⓘ
linked to: Burning of Moscow
Assassination of Napoleon → relatedToEvent → French occupation of Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Burning of Moscow
Nikolskaya Tower → rebuiltAfter → 1812 Fire of Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Burning of Moscow
History of Moscow → hasKeyEvent → Fire of Moscow in 1812 ⓘ
linked to: Burning of Moscow